Batty and his rap - educating children.
I love Fern Gully and have watched it since I was a child. After more than 10 years, I watch it again the other day and actually acknowledged the messages it was sending about the environment and everything.
One thing that disturbed me greatly and that I had not realised when I was a child was Batty's character. I could not believe his rap - it was so dark and sad. In the past three years, I have been educated about animal testing, vivisection and animal abuse. And to see Batty's rap really saddening me, but shocked me that Fern Gully had portrayed such issues.
Although it seriously disturbed me, I commend the people who worked on the film for acknowledging such serious issues as well as the need to protect the environment. =)