Why do they all just accept that they've adopted a talking mouse? - Stuart Little (1999) Discussion

[–] chexfan2000 15 years ago

The whole movie has a bit of surreal, absurdist quality to it, the acceptance of a talking mouse as natural, the Ken dolls as mannequins, the tiny house crammed between two skyscrapers.

It's just the movie's humor.

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[–] derf-info 15 years ago

I found it more scary and creepy than funny...

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[–] lizziekatje 15 years ago

The part where Snowbell first tries to eat Stuart and they threaten to get rid of him is unacceptable. Snowbell was there first and he was just being a cat.

You laugh at me because I'm different, but I laugh at you because you're all the same.

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[–] Livana_Faolan 10 years ago

First of all: He just tried to eat their adopted son. Of course they're going to react that way.

Second of all: I didn't interpret that, "Out you go!" line as, "We're going to get rid of you." I interpreted it as, "You're going to be an outside cat!"

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[–] ridiculonius 14 years ago

Believe me, it's weirder in the book. They don't adopt him in that - Mrs Little actually gives birth to a talking mouse.

Actually, oddly enough, the thing that I found harder to accept was that they can all communicate with Stuart okay, and in the sequel they can even converse perfectly with the bird Margalo. And yet nobody seems to be able to understand a word Snowbell or the other cats say...

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[–] adventurous420 11 years ago

The movie is ridiculous. First they adopt a mouse like its a child, not only that but he can talk and has human emotions. If that is so then how come the cat can't? They should also treat the cat as their kid, no? No, they can't do that because the cat is their pet but for some reason a mouse is their son and they don't even need to adopt as Mrs Little can conceive.

Then all the family members are helping them to find the little stuart, after all he is family :D

now some will say 'its a movie' but even in that world it should be consistent.

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[–] yusef-ghanima 10 years ago

this is an open world where smart people can create their own consistency, not you.

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[–] IMDB_Vits 11 years ago

Have you seen PUSHING DAISIES? This movie is similar in atmosphere (specially the color pallette).

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