Welcome to Movie Shortens. Follow us today to a 1995 comedy-drama film called: Babe.
Before we start, be aware: there are spoilers! As our tale begins, a group of piglets awaken
and start to feed from their mum. Pigs believe that as soon as they get big and fat that they
will be taken away to pig paradise - a place so marvelous that no pig ever thinks to come back.
A truck arrives and takes away the momma pig so the piglets feed from an automatic feeder. All
except one pig - who watches his mom leave and says goodbye.
This little piggy is picked up and taken away - he is, after all, just a worthless runt.
At the fair, Esme /ehz-MAY/ wins first prize in the jams and jellies category.
Arthur walks behind his wife and is called over by some men to guess the pig's weight
in order to win it. The pig and the farmer look at each other and he makes a guess.
Back at home, Arthur receives a phone call to tell him that he has won the pig. Some time later,
the pig arrives home and the puppies ask their mom what it is. She tells them that it’s a pig
and they all go to inspect it. The puppies think that it looks stupid
but their mum assures them that pigs are stupid - but not as stupid as sheep.
The pig objects to being called stupid and the dog asks the pig’s name. The pig replies
that his mum used to call him Babe but the horse thinks that they shouldn’t talk about family.
Babe starts to cry for his mum and Fly - the dog - offers him to sleep with them.
Her husband Rex reluctantly agrees - but only until he finds his feet.
In the morning, the rooster crows and Ferdinand the duck makes a noise as well - he
wants to be a rooster. Esme says that something needs to be done about it.
The puppies rush inside for breakfast but Babe is not allowed indoors - only dogs and cats can
go inside - that’s just the way things are. Babe peers inside but soon Esme feeds him and
tells him that he will grow up to be a big fat pig. The puppies are all taken to the sheep.
Babe tries to join them but Fly tells him to stay there.
Babe explores and meets Ma - a sick ewe. She hates the dogs and says that they will bite if we look
at them. She advises Babe to stay away from them. When Fly returns, Babe is confused as to what the
dogs do in the field all day. Ma had to be wrong about Fly as she seems so gentle and kind.
One Sunday, Esme is woken by a new alarm clock. Ferdinand looks for an accomplice to help him
get rid of the clock. When the humans have left for church, Ferdinand enlists Babe’s help.
Ferdinand explains that humans eat animals that don’t have a purpose. He had made
himself indispensable since he started waking people in the morning so the clock has to go.
Babe sneaks inside, past the cat as Ferdinand barks instructions from the window. Babe nearly
knocks over some paint tins so Ferdinand continues up the stairs while telling Babe to stand guard.
Babe follows him regardless and they steal the clock together. However, as they leave
they wake the cat who punishes them severely. When the farmer and his wife arrive home,
they find the cat covered in paint and the living room is a mess.
Rex addresses the animals. He tells them that from now on there will be
no messing with the way that things are. Every animal should be in its own place.
A pig's place is not in the barn or the house. He is forbidden from consorting with the duck.
In the farmhouse, Arthur and Esme discuss if Christmas dinner this year will be duck
or pig. Babe finds the slaughterhouse which is where Ferdinand has been hiding.
Arthur puts up a sign to sell the Puppies. As they are sold one by one, Fly is sad.
Babe approaches and asks Fly if he can call her mom. Arthur is putting up the Christmas
tree as the family arrives. We hear Esme tell them that it is pork for Christmas dinner.
Ma is on her way back to the field and Babe tells her that he will visit her.
In the kitchen, Esme asks when Arthur will prepare the pig but he says that it'll be a shame to miss
out on the Best Ham prize at next year's fair. They change their mind and the duck is served
for Christmas dinner instead. However, it isn’t Ferdinand - it’s his friend Rosanna who ends up
on the table. Ferdinand is sad to lose a friend. Ferdinand decides to leave the farm and although
Babe knows that it is against the rules to leave the yard - he has
a feeling that something is wrong. Esme receives a fax machine from her
son for Christmas. Babe arrives at the sheep field and sees them being herded into a van by rustlers.
Babe is chased away by a big dog. Esme’s granddaughter whines
because she didn't get the gift she wanted. Babe returns to the farm and raises the alarm. Rex
chases after the van but the farmer has lost half his flock. Arthur pets Fly and Babe.
The following day, the family laughs because the pig thinks that it’s a dog.
Esme tries to give back the fax machine as it is of no use to them.
Their son realizes that the farm is losing money and urges his father to modernize.
Arthur is distracted, watching Babe who has separated the chickens according to color.
Later, the farmer goes to the field and brings Rex, Fly and Babe with him. Babe watches the dogs
herd the sheep and is impressed. Fly explains that the sheep need to know who is boss.
Later, Arthur tells Babe to herd the sheep. The sheep all laugh at him and Fly explains
that he must treat them like inferiors. Rex is angry at the whole state of affairs.
Babe tries but Ma explains that he hasn’t got it in him to be ruthless.
She tells him that all he needs to do is ask them nicely. With that, the sheep obediently line up
as the farmer scratches his head. Later, Fly speaks with Rex
who attacks her for putting ideas into the pigs head. Arthur tries to separate the
fighting dogs but is bitten in the furore. Babe tries to speak with Rex but he chases him off.
The vet comes to check on Rex but the only solution is to sedate him. With
both dogs out of action, the farmer has no choice but to use Babe as a sheep pig.
Babe helps the farmer to get the sheep their medicine and the farmer starts to have an idea.
As they watch some dogs practice for the trials, Fly explains that Rex used to be a champion
before he lost his hearing during an incident involving the sheep.
The farmer trains Babe to enter the sheepdog trials.
Esme starts to worry about her husband’s sanity. One day, Babe wants to start work early so he goes
to the Rooster to ask him to crow early but he refuses. Babe goes to the field and finds some
dogs are worrying the sheep. Babe manages to see them off but Ma is injured and sadly she dies.
The farmer arrives and finds Babe standing over her body. He orders the pig to go home
believing that he killed her. Fly knows that there is only one
fate for any creature that takes the life of a sheep on the farm.
She doesn’t believe that Babe would have killed Ma so she asked the Sheep what happened.
Finally she understands and races back to the farm to stop the farmer from shooting Babe.
Esme suddenly tells her husband that she received a call from the police to say
that there are wild dogs on the loose. He disarms his rifle just in time.
Esme is going away and leaves Arthur with instructions to care for her cat.
She gets on the bus in the rain but worries about leaving him alone.
As the rain falls, Arthur lets Babe come into the house. The cat is furious!
Arthur has faith in Babe’s abilities and enters him for the sheep dog trials. As
he faxes the application form through, the cat scratches Babe so Arthur puts the cat outside.
Ferdinand finds it hilarious that the cat is outside but it bears a grudge.
The following night there is a power cut. As Fly goes to bed,
the cat approaches and tells Babe that all the other animals are laughing at him. She says that
pigs don’t have a purpose apart from to be eaten. Babe gets upset and runs out into the rain to the
barn to see Fly. Fly confirms that pigs are food and that upsets him further.
The following morning, Fly discovers that Babe is missing. She asks Rex for his help.
Arthur, Fly and Rex discover Babe - cold and far from home. He refuses to eat
and the vet worries that he will die. Rex tells the pig that the boss needs him.
Arthur nurses Babe and sings to comfort him. As Babe starts to drink, the farmer dances as the
other animals watch on. Babe recovers and is
taken to the sheepdog trials. Babe tries to talk to the sheep but it
takes Fly to make them pay attention. Esme and her friends are watching
on the television. She hears that her husband has entered the competition.
At the show, Rex and Fly worry that Arthur will look like a fool if the
sheep won’t listen to Babe so Rex runs home Rex speaks with the sheep at the farm who
provide him with a password that will make the sheep help him. The condition is that Rex
must treat them with respect from now on. He agrees and they say to him “Baa-Ram-Ewe”
At the trials, it is finally agreed that Babe can enter the competition.
The onlookers laugh as Babe is brought out to the field. He sits down next to the farmer and Rex
runs up to him to deliver the password. As the sheep come out of the gate,
Babe runs to the flock and they are surprised to hear the words.
They walk calmly to the enclosure as the audience watches on in silence.
Arthur closes the gate behind them and the audience erupts into a round of applause.
Esme is watching on the television and is crying in joy.
Babe achieves a perfect score of 100. He and the farmer stand quietly side by side.
The farmer turns to Babe and says “That’ll do Pig - that’ll do.”
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