History YMMV / FernGullyTheLastRainforest

* GeniusBonus: The backstory to Ferngully and Hexxus' original defeat is essentially a retelling of the [[Myth/AboriginalAustralianMyths Gunditjamara story]] on Budj Bim's origins (with substantially less fairies).

* CompleteMonster: [[DestroyerDeity Hexxus]] stands [[VileVillainSaccharineShow in contrast to such a lighthearted setting]]. In the past, [[EcocidalAntagonist Hexxus]] caused a mountain known as Mount Warning to erupt like a volcano and destroy anything it touched, killing countless people and creatures in [=FernGully=]; this would also cause a majority of the humans to flee in terror and never return. Hexxus was finally [[SealedEvilInACan defeated]] by the fairy priestess Magi Lune, but is released during the events of the film and manipulates the humans running a logging machine into heading towards [=FernGully=] so he can get revenge on the fairies for his imprisonment. Hexxus plans to [[OmnicidalManiac pollute the entire world and destroy it]], killing millions in the process so he can rule over the world as a PollutedWasteland.

* CompleteMonster: [[DestroyerDeity Hexxus]] stands [[VileVillainSaccharineShow in contrast to such a lighthearted setting]]. In the past, Hexxus caused a mountain known as Mount Warning to erupt like a volcano and destroy anything it touched, killing countless people and creatures in [=FernGully=]; this would also cause a majority of the humans to flee in terror and never return. Hexxus was finally [[SealedEvilInACan defeated]] by the fairy priestess Magi Lune, but is released during the events of the film and manipulates the humans running a logging machine into heading towards [=FernGully=] so he can get revenge on the fairies for his imprisonment. Hexxus plans to [[OmnicidalManiac pollute the entire world and destroy it]], killing millions in the process so he can rule over the world as a PollutedWasteland.

* DemographicallyInappropriateHumour: When Hexxus is sitting above the cabin to the Leveller, the screen pans down and you see the skinny driver reading a magazine. He turns it vertically and both he and the fat driver gawk at what they see.

* EvilIsSexy: Question: how do you make a spirit of destruction and pollution that feeds on oil and smoke sexy? Answer: Creator/TimCurry's voice meets [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arlSomdnSGM one of the most innuendo-riddled villain songs of all time]].

* {{Narm}}:
** The kangaroo mother's SkywardScream in the second movie, where she drops to her knees while surrounded by flames and shouts "MY BAAAAAAABYYYYYYYY!!" The overly dramatic moment comes out of nowhere, and just looks silly with a cartoon kangaroo.
*** And when she's finally reunited with her child near the end? They have an awkwardly rushed exchange. Not helped by this happening right after an equally awkward scene where Bungie and Pips say their goodbyes... before Pips quickly flies away from her without another word, as if he wanted to get away from her ASAP.
** Bungie falling off the cliff after rescuing the animals from the poacher is meant to be a tense, dramatic scene of her falling to her death... made hilarious by her voice actress sounding more like [[DullSurprise she's doing a vocal warmup]].
* NarmCharm: For some, the kangaroo mother's SkywardScream still manages to be pretty sad.

* MisaimedFandom: Hexxus has a huge following. Just read the comments for "Toxic Love" on Website/YouTube. But this is what happens when you let Creator/TimCurry do speaking ''and'' singing parts for your villain character; he just might become an AntiRoleModel.

* CompleteMonster: [[DestroyerDeity Hexxus]] stands [[VileVillainSaccharineShow in contrast to such a lighthearted setting]]. In the past, Hexxus caused the Mount Warning/Tweed Volcano area to erupt like a volcano and destroy anything it touched, killing "many lives" among people and creatures in [=FernGully=]; this would also cause a majority of the humans to flee in terror and never return. Hexxus was finally [[SealedEvilInACan defeated]] by the fairy priestess Magi Lune, but is released during the events of the film and manipulates the humans running a logging machine into heading towards [=FernGully=] so he can get revenge on the fairies for his imprisonment. Hexxus plans to [[OmnicidalManiac pollute the entire world while stating some, at-best, slightly cartoonish threats against life]] in his VillainSong, while at high risk for killing millions in the process while he can rule over the world [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and set up lots of shopping malls]] in a PollutedWasteland.

* CompleteMonster: [[DestroyerDeity Hexxus]] stands [[VileVillainSaccharineShow in contrast to such a lighthearted setting]]. In the past, Hexxus caused a the Mount Warning/Tweed Volcano area to erupt like a volcano and destroy anything it touched, killing "many lives" among people and creatures in [=FernGully=]; this would also cause a majority of the humans to flee in terror and never return. Hexxus was finally [[SealedEvilInACan defeated]] by the fairy priestess Magi Lune, but is released during the events of the film and manipulates the humans running a logging machine into heading towards [=FernGully=] so he can get revenge on the fairies for his imprisonment. Hexxus plans to [[OmnicidalManiac pollute the entire world while stating some, at-best, slightly cartoonish threats against life]] in his VillainSong, while at high risk for killing millions in the process while he can rule over the world [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and set up lots of shopping malls]] in a PollutedWasteland.

* CommonKnowledge: Many people tend to interpret Hexxus as being a deity over pollution as a means of pointing out how {{Anvilicious}} the movie is. In actuality, Hexxus is a DestroyerDeity whose purpose is to cause mass destruction across the Earth, though, since Magi stated that he was spreading his poison back then, pollution could merely be just a way to speed up the process for him, rather than being his ''modus operandi''.

%%
%% Bring Complete Monster examples to this thread before adding any: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=6vic3f9h1cy5qivsenw8llok&page=1. Check the FAQ first to see what would qualify characters for the trope, and if there has been previous discussion on the work.
%%

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation:
** Because of his insanity, whenever Batty Koda "switches channels," he could be hallucinating in some fashion. The 'acid' parts of the "Batty Rap" could be interpreted as him seeing things, hearing voices in his head and speaking to himself. On the other hand, the wires and antenna could very well send radio signals to his brain, and his emotions and thought process are affected by the "channel" he's on. (If it's a cheery channel he's in a good mood, if it's a consumerist channel he acts like a sales person, if it's a patriotic channel he's ready for war, etc.)
** Also Pips in the second film. Supposed to save young animals from poachers? Go off and screw around human culture while the smallest of your gang and an on-and-off insane (but oddly OnlySaneMan) bat go and try do it themselves. This is seen as extremely selfish of Pips but we also see that he simply can't focus on the mission and is distracted by a world he's never seen or thought of before, and when he finally remembers what his mission is, he's deeply ashamed for losing his focus. Admit it, [[FridgeBrilliance imagine if a human was thrown into a different culture or lifestyle that interested them.]] That or he has [[AttentionDeficitOohShiny ADD]].

* HarsherInHindsight: The forest fire in the sequel is harder to watch come 2019-20, when Australia was plagued with bush fires across the country.

* RonTheDeathEater: Pips gets ''a lot'' of flak (as seen above) in the sequel for forgetting all about his mission to rescue baby animals from poachers in favor of hanging out with a human girl he befriended. Those same critics tend to forget that (1) Pips had never seen the human world before and was left in awe of it; (2) once he finally remembered his mission, he was deeply ashamed of his own forgetfulness and kept his focus on the mission for the rest of the movie; (3) the human girl he befriended--and, later, her grandfather as well--played a significant role in sabotaging the poachers (Bungie even managed to rescue a portion of the captured animals on her own); and (4) he helped Crysta capture the poachers and rescue the remaining animals during the climax. So, while Pips did screw up early on (for which viewers are right to criticize him), he ''did'' make up for it later.

* {{Sequelitis}}: Take a baseline of ''[=FernGully=]'', then add a significantly lower budget and cheap, sub-TV-level animation, ''then'' remove the two best-received things about the first movie (a.k.a the voicework of Tim Curry and Robin Williams), add some horrendously cheesy musical numbers, and you have a case of sequelitis with only one sequel.
** [[SarcasmMode But, it gets better!]] Sideline the heroine of the first movie for borderline cameo appearances; and for the new main character, you take a fan favorite — albeit one with little screentime or influence on the plot — and remove the character traits that endeared them to the fanbase in the first place. [[SarcasmMode Where can you go wrong with that?]]

* {{Sequelitis}}: Take a baseline of ''[=FernGully=]'', then add the general degradation afforded to your average direct-to-video sequel, ''then'' remove the two best-received things about the first movie (a.k.a the voicework of Tim Curry and Robin Williams), add some horrendously cheesy musical numbers, and you have a case of sequelitis with only one sequel.

** Also Pips in the second film. Supposed to save young animals from poachers? Go off and screw around human culture while the weakest of your gang and an insane (but oddly OnlySaneMan) bat go and try do it themselves. This is seen as extremely selfish of Pips but we also see that he simply can't focus on the mission and is distracted by a world he's never seen or thought of before, and when he finally remembers what his mission is, he's deeply ashamed for losing his focus. Admit it, [[FridgeBrilliance imagine if a human was thrown into a different culture or lifestyle that interested them.]] That or he has [[AttentionDeficitOohShiny ADD]].

* CommonKnowledge: Many people tend to interpret Hexxus as being a deity over pollution as a means of pointing out how {{Anvilicious}} the movie is. In actuality, Hexxus is a DestroyerDeity whose purpose is to cause mass destruction across the Earth, and pollution is merely just a way to speed up the process for him, rather than being his ''modus operandi''.
* CompleteMonster: [[DestroyerDeity Hexxus]] stands [[VileVillainSaccharineShow in contrast to such a lighthearted setting]]. In the past, Hexxus caused a mountain known as Mount Warning to erupt like a volcano and destroy anything it touched, killing countless people and creatures in [=FernGully=]; this would also cause a majority of the humans to flee in terror and never return. Hexxus was finally [[SealedEvilInACan defeated]] by the fairy priestess Magi Lune, but is released during the events of the film and manipulates the humans running a logging machine into heading towards [=FernGully=] so he can get revenge on the fairies for his imprisonment. Hexxus plans to [[OmnicidalManiac pollute the entire world and destroy it]], killing millions in the process so he can rule over the world as a PollutedWasteland.

* DemographicallyInappropriateHumour: When Hexxus is sitting above the cabin to the leveller, the screen pans down and you see the skinny driver reading a magazine. He turns it vertically and both he and the fat driver gawk at what they see.
* DracoInLeatherPants: How many fans feel about Hexxus. This is what happens when you make the villain more likable and entertaining than the rest of the cast (and have him voiced by Creator/TimCurry). So much so that it's resulted in an accidental BrokenAesop; Hexxus is easily taken as cooler than most of the other characters he actually makes you root against the protagonists, and "Toxic Love" can make pollution seem so awesome it's probably responsible for spawning a group of future anti-environmentalists in that generation.
* EnsembleDarkHorse: Pips has a large number of fanart dedicated to him -- impressive for barely 10 minutes of film. This can be chalked up to his clear affection for Crysta (bonus points for seemingly not being returned, or not nearly as strongly), his [[HoYay rivalry with Zak]], playing the pan flute, and subtle but strong character arc.

* RootingForTheEmpire: Many watchers sympathize with [[BigBad Hexxus]], who (for the record) is the incarnation of pollution in a heavily {{Anvilicious}} cartoon about how life is precious and pollution evil. He's an abomination whose end game is to spread pollution and live in a world of toxins, ''[[OmnicidalManiac endangering all life]]'', but that's what you get for casting Creator/TimCurry as your main villain and main characters who can end up generally forgotten otherwise (save for comic relief [[Creator/RobinWilliams Batty]]).
* {{Sequelitis}}: Take a baseline of ''[=FernGully=]'', then add the general degradation afforded to your average direct-to-video sequel, ''then'' remove the two best things about the first movie (a.k.a the voicework of Tim Curry and Robin Williams), add some horrendously cheesy musical numbers, and you have a case of sequelitis with only one sequel.

* UglyCute: Batty Koda. To be expected, seeing as fruit bats can be seen as this in real life.

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The scene with the goanna singing rather erotically about eating Zak. Retrospectivelya TropeCodifier along with WesternAnimation/AllDogsGoToHeaven because the Nostalgia Critic and Nostalgia Chick pointed it out.

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The scene with the goanna singing rather erotically about eating Zak. Retrospectivelya TropeCodifier along with Film/AllDogsGoToHeaven because the Nostalgia Critic and Nostalgia Chick pointed it out.

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The scene with the goanna singing rather erotically about eating Zak.[[note]]Fun fact: The internet made this movie the TropeCodifier.[[/note]]

* CommonKnowledge: Many people tend to interpret Hexxus as being a deity over pollution as a means of pointing out how {{Anvilicious}} the movie is. In actuality, Hexxus is a DestroyerDeity who's purpose is to cause mass destruction across the Earth, and pollution is merely just a way to speed up the process for him, rather than being his ''modus operandi''.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Pips has a large number of fanart dedicated to him -- impressive for barely 10 minutes of film. This can be chalked up to his clear affection for Crysta (bonus points for seemingly not being returned, or not nearly as strongly), his [[HoYay rivalry with Zak]], playing the pan flute, and subtle but strong character arc.

** It's also mistaken for a Creator/DonBluth movie due to its similar art style and the assumption that any non-Disney film made during UsefulNotes/TheRenaissanceAgeOfAnimation was made by him.

** It's also mistaken for a Creator/DonBluth movie due to its similar art style and the mentality that any non-Disney film made during UsefulNotes/TheRenaissanceAgeOfAnimation was made by him.
** It doesn't help that Disney ''did'' try to interfere with production in a roundabout way; Jeffrey Katzenberg asked Creator/RobinWilliams not to take part because he worried it would interfere with marketing for ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}''. Williams was already cross at Disney going back on their promise to de-emphasize his presence in the marketing, and he was especially not happy that they were now interfering in a film they had no production stake in whatsoever.

** The soaring and passionate "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wGI9aERTK4 Some Other World]]" -- Music/EltonJohn's first foray into songwriting for animation. Not as well-known as his [[WesternAnimation/TheLionKing other]] [[WesternAnimation/TheRoadToElDorado works]], but just as wonderful.

** Tends to fall victim to it quite a bit due to its (mostly) quality animation. Muddling things further is that Creator/{{Disney}} now owns the rights to the movie due to them buying out the [[Creator/TwentiethCenturyStudios 20th Century Fox]] movie and TV library in March 2019.

* CompleteMonster: [[DestroyerDeity Hexxus]] stands [[VileVillainSaccharineShow in contrast to such a lighthearted setting]]. In the past, Hexxus' emerging caused a volcano in the vicinity of Mount Warning to erupt and destroy anything it touched, reportedly killing many people and possibly other lives in [=FernGully=]; this would also cause a majority of the humans to flee in terror and never return. Hexxus was finally [[SealedEvilInACan defeated]] by the fairy priestess Magi Lune, but is released during the events of the film and manipulates the humans running a logging machine into heading towards [=FernGully=] so he can get revenge on the fairies for his imprisonment. For the most part, he would only swat away those who tried to stop him, but Hexxus plans to [[OmnicidalManiac pollute the entire world and effectively destroy it]], an act that could end up killing millions in the process so he can rule over the world as a PollutedWasteland.

** [[SarcasmMode But, it gets better!]] Sideline the heroine of the first movie for borderline cameo appearances; and for the new main character, you take a fan favorite — albeit one with little screentime or influence on the plot — and remove the character traits that endeared them to the fanbase in the first place to make for an idiot to drive an IdiotPlot. [[SarcasmMode Where can you go wrong with that?]]

* IdiotPlot: The sequel. There's always something distracting the main characters from their goal (other than Batty, who ironically enough, is the OnlySaneMan).

* EvilIsCool: Hexxus is one of, if not ''the'' most memorable aspect of the film thanks to his NightmareFuel-inducing design and a terrifyingly charismatic performance by Tim Curry. Many viewers have joked that the film's {{Anvilicious}} environment-protection message fell flat mainly because Hexxus was so damn entertaining that they ''wanted'' him to win against the considerably more plain and [[TastesLikeDiabetes overly-sweet]] protagonists.