Disney's Best Anti Villain - Appreciating The Fox And The Hound 

I also love that Amos was always a decent dog owner. He took care of cheif after injured, he's just a hunter.

I like the fact the vilain isn't the real bad guy, he is just a hunter doing his job in a time it was normal to kill foxes

“Good-bye may seem forever. Farewell is like the end. But in my hearts a memory, that’s where you’ll always be.” The most DEVASTATING line I ever heard as a child 😭😭

I know a lot of people don't even like to acknowledge it, but there's also a touching scene in the direct-to-video sequel. Both Widow Tweed and Slade are worried after Tod and Copper go missing, and the pair share a brief moment where they promise to notify one another if they see each other's missing pets. It's what you'd expect of someone as kind as Widow Tweed, but it shows that Slade is a genuinely good person deep down as well; he's willing to temporarily abandon his entire way of life if it means sparing someone the same pain he feels following Copper's disappearance.

Although I agreed Chief should have died to heighten the stakes, I also find it really admirable that Slade continues to take care of him and try and make him comfortable when he’s injured. Slade is a hunter, it’s his livelihood, and so realistically a hunting dog with a broken leg is of no use to him. He would be entirely justified in putting Chief down, and yet he takes the effort to care for him anyway. He genuinely cares for his dogs outside of their immediate utility and that’s sweet

Amos is an anti-villain because he's operating within a different moral framework than the main characters of the story. For Amos, his actions are easier to justify to himself than they are to us who are personifying a Fox and a Hound. He wouldn't fit if he had to contend with Tod's personhood and his friendship to Copper, morally. The fact that those aspects of this story is utterly lost to him is why he can slip into the anti-villain camp.

Chief being replaced by Copper isn't out of malice or spite. As dogs get older, they also experience arthritis, loss of scent, and vision problems just like humans. Those traits make it almost impossible to continue their duties as "hunter hounds", and some hunters would unfortunately even kill the hounds as they could no longer support them. A mercy killing in most cases. It's never easy. But some older dogs would be given a place in the household as guards for young children or their first pet, which was normally how the child would unfortunately learn about the passing of an animal as well. There is a reason we've domesticated dogs for centuries. These good puppers have their duties in many households and organizations and it's always good to see them able to serve their purposes proudly as hunters and trackers.

The idea that the widow kept Todd inside for his entire childhood is really funny when you find out that foxes apparently pee on EVERYTHING! Even inside their own water bowl.

You’re right that Chief was supposed to die. In fact, the behind the scenes drama of the executives trying to sanitize the film while the artists fought for the integrity of the story led to several animators quitting. They went on to create their own studio, and that’s the reason we have Don Bluth movies.

Remember the part where Tod and Vixy leap directly through the fire planted in front of their den by Amos Slade in order to escape? Amos is flabbergasted, as you can imagine, since an animal's instinct would likely be to avoid the burning heat of the flames, and the suffocating smoke, even if it would mean having to take their chances with the snarling dog at the other end. But as an animal raised in domestication (Widow Tweed is almost confirmed to have a fireplace as indicated by her house's chimney, and she is shown on screen to have a potbelly stove), Tod likely would have been much more comfortable around fire and smoke than Vixy, a wild fox. Perhaps Tod understood through experience that allowing fire to linger resulted in burning and pain, but surmised that quickly dashing through the flames without allowing them to set would be enough to keep them unharmed. Just a neat detail and evidence of the creators really thinking things through.

Fox and the Hound is a lot like the Black Cauldron for me. Highly underrated, somewhat dark for children, but true masterpieces that deserve recognition. My dad showed me both when I was a kid, and I could never forget it.

This entire movie is a work of art. The scenes are beautifully painted and the music adds so much feelings

I love when copper says “if it’s the last thing I do…” then hesitate because he realizes he doesn’t want to kill copper and then finished it with “-I’ll get you for this”. It’s a really human delivery that makes these characters all the more real

Chief kind of reminds of that uncle who acts like he cant stand you but does everything he can to keep you cared for

I grew up watching this and hating Amos. His attitude and hatred towards Tod always put me off. But as I'm an adult now, I realize he's saving his chickens and thinks the widow is raising a varmint so close to his livelihood and he took action to peotect his property. The Widow dropping Tod off in the woods and leaving him still makes me cry as a grown ass man. This movie is a masterpiece. Great video!

The Fox and the Hound is so underrated. It really does deserve more praise than it gets.

One thing about this movie is it kinda teaches the audience that friendships sometimes drift apart, people change, and how some friendships don't last or can last forever. As someone who has had a lot of friends over the years only small number of them are still intact. A lot of us, have either gotten married, moved, or got involved in things that don't add up to our own individual beliefs. I have lost friends and gain friends, but actual friends I hang out with, and not chat up on social media is very small now. But this movie basically says that that's okay as long as you drift apart in good terms, and with respect that's all that matters

I understand that it might be more believable and dramatic if Chief had died, but I think the fact that he was only injured makes it easier to justify Amos sparing Todd. I can imagine most people wanting to kill a wild animal if it had caused the death of our beloved dog. The fact that they can go home to a still-living Chief makes it easier for Amos (and Copper, for that matter) to let go of their anger.

The main selling point for me on this movie was what you said for just about most of the hard hitting scenes. *The facial expressions.* Of course you’ll NEVER get these scenes if you “live action” these two animals. There’s only so much you can do with a realistic fox and dog face. HOWEVER, the emotions on these characters (including the humans) are as easy to read like a book. As a kid, this made the movie all the more like-able and really helped me appreciate the animation for this movie. And the voice actors do this movie justice. One of the reasons this movie is my top for old Disney movies.

Amos is such a good character. A gruff old hunter who reminds me so much of my grandfathers in rural Iowa. He decided to spare Todd even if it hurt his pride, because he knew that the fight wasn’t fair.

Not sure if anyone's mentioned this, but regarding the scene where Todd bites Coppers neck: I've got a hound dog of my own. They're obviously very droopy with lots of skin. This was a trait bred into mostly scent hounds (bloodhounds, coonhounds, basset hounds, the wrinkly boiz etc). It allows them to corner prey, like in this situation, and receive a sharp bite to areas like their neck. Todd would've basically gotten a mouthful of skin, the let-go could have been because of that. They obviously did their research on scent hounds for this movie too, their abilities are incredible.

Thanks for pointing out the fact that Copper smiling at the end indicates that he realizes Todd is nearby. That just makes the ending so much better. Thank you for reigniting my love for this film, I grew up watching it and honestly forgot about it until this video

That small nitpick you had was right. He did preload his gun. The animators even drew a shell coming out. And it looked like it was unspent. So they knew what they were doing. They had him do it specifically for dramatic effect. He also wasted a shell because he probably didn't pick it up either.

In another universe, Todd and Vixen were a Highwayman and a Princess.

I find it interesting how even as a kid watching this movie, I never perceived Amos as the villain, I didn't even hate him when watching the movie. I was even worried for him when the bear appeared.

You might be right about Amos being the only anti-villan in all of Disney. He kind and loving to his dogs and cares about what happens to the rest of his animals. He believes that he's doing a necessary action against Todd and backs down when he's told otherwise.

While I agree that having chief die at that point wouldve made the darker themes more apparent, not having him die would have made the ending a lot more dissonant. I don't see a character known for being bitter and a hot head letting go if his dog died chasing a fox, rather than having it wounded. Maybe if he was injured moreso than a broken leg it would have been a great middle ground?

I can't watch this movie often...probably once every 10 years. It's a masterpiece....but, damn, does it tug at the heart strings.

I also love the look on Copper's face as Amos let's go of his anger for Todd, it's a mixture of relief and even a bit of guilt, almost as if he's aware of some lingering disappointment Amos has toward him for stopping him from killing Todd, only for Amos to pat Copper, assuring Copper that he did the right thing and that Amos still loves his pup.

I think the main theme of the movie boils down to one word: Change. Big Mama says it herself at one point, "time has a way of changing things." Friendships change, and they're not all meant to last forever. New friendships form. Even tensions between what one may call enemies can soften. Favor with the one you respect can shift to another. Hell, near the end you see that caterpillar become a butterfly, to really nail the idea home. Things change. And about the issue with Copper leapfrogging Chief, from what I've read elsewhere, Chief's breed of hound isn't quite as suited to hunting and tracking as Copper's, hence why Amos was so happy to find him. Basically, the day Copper arrived, Chief never had a chance.

When I was 5, I named my dog after Copper, and later, when my cousin got a dog, he named him after Todd. They were good dogs.

I think Chief not dying was the harder choice. It shows there is consequence - it shows loose ends aren't so neatly snipped. Sometimes people live on for a very long time with pain and suffering. Sometimes they experience horrific things - and like Chief, recover.

10:25 as for Chief no longer sitting by his master's side, I would put forward that it may actually be a "reward". I don't recall the dialogue or context, but just looking at the scene, Chief is old. and old dogs often suffer from arthritis. Chief is sitting in the back, on top of the... corpses of Amos' kills. Although that may seem morbid or a punishment, you could also see it as Amos trying to make Chief a bit more comfy, as the seats in those old cars (which had basically no suspension) were not very comfortable, so Chief may have actually been better off in the back. And yet, that also could remind Chief that he's getting old, and he resents that.

I like Amos because he's not a bad person- he's a hunter who happens to be angry and rude. He's like 80 percent of my hometown. His flaw is when he got too caught up in it and couldn't let it go. Very cool.

Everyone talks about how sad the death of Bambi’s mom is but not the foxes

This was one of those Disney movies that I watched over and over again when I was a kid. I remember being curled up in a blanket on the couch with my sister watching and rewinding the tape. Good times.

I will riot if they ever make a live action remake of this…

The original novel was based on the theme of destructive civilization. Copper was actually a grown dog and the Alpha of a hunting pack and Chief was the pup. The bear encounter takes place near the start of the story and Chief saved the hunter when Copper was afraid to face it, causing the tension of a new Alpha rising. Tod was raised by another hunter after he killed his family but left on his own and enjoyed teasing Copper's pack until the less-experienced Chief breaks his leash and chases him with lethal disastrous results, causing Copper's hatred of Tod. The huge antagonist of the story for hunter, fox and hound, though, is encroaching development with farms and woods being pushed out by urban sprawl and plans to flood Tod's valley for a water reservoir. A rabies outbreak causes the terrified suburbanites to call on the aging hunter to use his skills to eradicate all the foxes, and in the end, after years of vendetta where the hunter killed Tod's mates and his kits, Copper finally runs Tod to death by exhaustion. Briefly Copper and the Hunter are local heroes, but are soon forgotten and forcibly evicted. Persuaded to go into a retirement facility, the now alcoholic hunter has to shoot Copper as he is not allowed to take him into the home and the whole world all three shared gets buried underwater. While a very dark story, the author, Daniel Mannix, was both knowledgeable and sympathetic to the characters and had spent a long time learning about fox behavior as well as the skills of hound keepers and predator hunters. While the immediate drama of "Man vs Wild" was between the fox and the hound, the "wild" hunter and the woods they all inhabit are the final victims. As would be expected, Disney altered the basic plot, just as they did with Bambi, The Little Mermaid and a number of other stories, but that basic tension of the world of Man and the Wilds does play an important part of this animated version.

This video made me sob, I put this on to play in the background while I do my homework, wasn't expecting to cry. To my friend who recommended this, I hate you respectfully.

Todd being left in the forest made me cry when I was 4 and it still does 22 years later

I think it's interesting to note that right after Chief's accident, as Copper looks up at Todd and says he'll "get him" you can hear him hesitate at first. It seems to me like what he really wanted to say was "I'll kill you" but, even in his rage and anger can't bring himself to actually say it. He definitely does want to and definitely does try to later, but he hasn't fully accepted that he wants to kill his best friend.

6:46 I cannot possibly be the only one who is floored by the cuteness of this scene when they're playing hide and seek, and Copper gives that howl. Kid who did the voice acting hit that right on the head. Right in the feels every time

The hardest part about watching the widow let go of Todd, when she gets him out of the car she is holding him the way you would hold a toddler. The animators chose to draw Tod with the posture of a human child. I can't help but imagine myself holding my own son like this and it moves me.

“What does the fox say?” In the background was a perfect touch. Subbed.

You're not wrong about the decision to keep Chief alive; a few sources I've read have more or less confirmed that this particular story beat created a massive divide between many of the animators and higher ups at Disney working on the film. They used the same logic as the decision to keep Trusty alive at the end of Lady and the Tramp; they didn't want another Bambi situation. Two of whom were Don Bluth and Gary Goldman, who were in favour of killing chief off. Before the film was finished, Don and Dary would leave Disney and take about 15 other animators with them to start their own studio. Hell, if you look at all the scenes after the train incident in the film, they feel more like afterthoughs crammed in later, as they could all be effortlessly cut out or altered with zero change as to the final events of the film.

As a kid I was hyper empathic, I would cry or start laughing just by seeing someone happy or sad. The expression of the widow when taking away the fox made me cry instantly. The animators are really amazing in this cartoon, they are leagues above many other classics.

love the way they animated the animals, really attentive to the real structure

I really enjoyed this review/evaluation of this movie, in fact I went ahead and bought it for my little boy after recalling just how much I loved it as a kid. I wish Disney would get back to making quality films like this that actually teach valuable life lessons and are masterfully animated and executed instead of pushing trash films with an agenda. And no, you don’t have to apologize for your Disney-bashing, it’s well-deserved nowadays. Absolutely subscribed, I wish I had found the channel sooner.

I actually always liked Amos, even as a kid. He's just a grumpy old loner. And the type of hunter that actually uses everything he hunts. The whole cast is so likable, really.

I’ve lost track of how many times this movie brought me to tears. The absolute worse heart-wrenching scene is when the widow had no choice but to take Tod back to the forest. The drive while she was lost in thoughts and the song that followed as she had to leave Tod always made me cry, no matter how many times I watched the movie.

I wish you made more videos like these. Your indepth analysis is a great listen and the first few minutes made me go watch this excellent movie and had me come back watch the rest of your video; in the end wanting more of your content.

This was my favorite movie as a child. And the scene where the widow leaves Todd behind always made (and probably still makes) me ball my eyes out

8:30 all these years later, and I’m still dying laughing at Amos getting his radiator shot out and called a trigger-happy lunatic

“Forever is a long time, Todd” Those words always stay with me.

It was nice to relive this story again through your narration. Very well spoken, amazingly done. Thank you for this

What I think the messages of war are (Sorry if it’s long): Todd and Copper are both kids in the war. Chief is Coppers older brother, and Amos is his dad. The Widow is Todd’s mother. It starts with 2 people living close to eachother, neither fond of eachother but taken place before the war. Amos is a dad obsessed with war, and serving your country. Coppers older brother is already working in the military. Todd has a laid back mother who just wants him to enjoy life. Todd and Copper meet, and unaware of the quarrel between their parents they become friends. Despite their different beliefs and the way they were raised, they get along and become friends. Neither parents like it, so the kids try to keep their meetings a secret. Although, they get scolded when figured out. Eventually, Copper becomes old enough for his dad to start training him in the military ways. (Probably around the time the war starts?) and Todd stays home. Still oblivious to the war, he waits for Copper to come home so they can play together again. When Copper comes home, he educates Todd on the war and tells him they can’t be friends. (About this time, Todd is drafted.) They eventually have to go into battle, and Copper has Todd cornered. But he remembers their past friendship, and decides to let him go just once. Around this time someone on Todd’s side of the war kills Coppers older brother, Chief, and Copper eventually starts hating Todd’s side. He feels ashamed for letting Todd go and swears to kill him. Todd meets a friend (replacement for his mate) and they get along really well. Todd starts taking the war a lot more seriously around this time. Copper finds Todd and his friend and they start fighting. He tries to corner them but they escape. (Todd’s friend was also drafted and doesn’t want to fight at all.) Todd takes his gun out and has a good shot on Copper, but decides to just keep running. He still couldn’t kill him. During this time, all 3 are running somewhere in the woods trying to escape. Disturbed by the gunshots, a bear comes out and starts attacking Copper. The bear knocks his gun out of the way, and he can’t fight back. Todd and his friend could run away, but Todd decides to go back and help his friend attack the bear. Todd leads the bear away and eventually is able to kill it, but is severely wounded during the fight. He lay on the ground, hopeless. Copper gets a gun and aims it at Todd, his fathers and brothers influence taking over him. But he finally gets that Todd wasn’t the one who killed his brother, but is instead the person to save Coppers life. Copper spares him once again, and they go their separate ways. The war ends shortly after.

I like that Amos, in the end, isn’t a bad guy. Sure he’s a bit rough and has a temper. But he’s not a cruel owner either. It’s clear he’s a loving master, if a bit strict. Both Chief and Copper are well fed, decently cared for and clearly healthy. It’s just that he’s a hunter. But as a hunter it’s also his job to ensure the safety of his dogs at all times. Since they are acting out of instinct and are at his command. It’s his job to make sure they don’t run blindly into danger and to pull them back if they do stray too far. You could probably argue that his anger at the time blinded him somewhat. Allowing Chief to run into a dangerous situation just to catch the pesky fox. Which is probably why his vendetta turned very spiteful at the end. He was furious at Tod for injuring Chief, sure. But he was likely just as angry with himself. He knows better than to let his dogs run lose. Given that he’s clearly a responsible owner and a seasoned hunter. So he probably felt a lot of guilt when Chief was injured. Which probably added to why he accepted Copper protecting Tod in the end. Chief’s injuries wasn’t Tod’s fault. Not really and Amos knows this, deep down. Letting go of his anger meant forgiving himself as well.

As a grown man I can't watch this movie or even a breakdown of it without tearing up.

That bear was really terrifying as a kid. Funny to think the most simple of dangers can be the most effective. Always wondered if it was actually still alive. Todd and Chief both survived their falls, and we never see the bear's body after it falls. Who knows if it could have still been alive?

This movie was really emotional for me as a kid. Watching this recap really got me again. Subscribed. Thank you!

I always loved how Chief was drawn to resemble Amos facially.

This and the hunchback of notre dame are probably the two most thoughtful disney animated films. They discuss concepts and ideas that can make even adult think about which in my opinion is the hallmark of an animated film. To not make something that will drive numbers or sell merchandise but provoke thought in a person of any age.

This video is definitely a good one. I'm shocked you don't have a higher subscription count cause you earned my one with this excellent character dive and movie retrospective.

Amazing retrospective, this was one of my favorite movies growing up as I watched it on a vcr so many times the rotating rollers wore out and you could only rewind it by hand. In the end this movie still holds some early moral lessons learned as a child and this retrospective showed me things I never noticed, even with all the times I watched. The end where you suggest Copper smiled cause he could smell Todd was top tier. Thank you for the work put into this project!

This movie had really adult themes regarding friendships and the complications that can come between them. As a kid, I just didn't understand the ending - couldn't accept that it wasn't exactly tied up in a bow and didn't understand that Copper had a real responsibility that meant he had to take a separate path from Todd. I'm kind of tearing up thinking about it actually.

Younger dogs added into the family can become the center of attention more often than the older ones. Especially if they're puppies for obvious reasons (cute, need more care, etc). That's why when I got my pup, I made sure I always set some time aside for my older dog to make sure she knew I wasn't forgetting her. Sometimes I take her on walks where it's just me and her, I give her treats when she behaves around the pup, and I spend time with her on my lap while giving hugs and head pats. Older pets always deserves as much attention as newer ones.

Even a year later, this video shows why Disney was good at story telling, you really did a good job explaining it. Keep up the good work

This was one of my favorite movies as a kid, I'm glad someone else remembers it and how much of a masterpiece it is. Well done sir, an excellent review!

I always used to cry over, thinking that chief might’ve died and whenever she abandoned Todd, but the fact that he survived, and that Todd ended up, happy, always made me so happy whenever I was little so I don’t think chief surviving was really a flaw. I think it was a good thing. It also makes me very upset, but Amos didn’t just put both copper and chief in the front seat because there’s obviously enough room. He didn’t need to put one of them in the back. I just wouldn’t do that with my dogs so that’s probably my bias.

This movie was one of the first that made me cry. I found it legitimately relatable when I was a kid, and it means a lot to me. I still get weepy thinking about the story.

I remember watching this movie multiple times in a row as a child. Thank you for bringing it back into memory

This is my favorite Disney movie. It's such a rollercoaster ride with emotional rocks smashing your feelings and making you feel warm in an hour and a half.

I do thank you for the "It would get to me if I didn't have feelings" bit. The scene from the movie always gets me so the joke lightened the mood.

My god. My memory did not do this movie justice. That third act resolution was amazing and didn't feel contrived at all. It was breathtaking and encouraged me to give all these older, underappreciated Disney movies another watch through more mature, understanding eyes. They have so much emotional value and greatness you just don't pick up on as a kid.

Definitely one of my favorite Disney movies. So many emotions in this film. Such a classic. Great explanations in this video!!

This was an absolute brilliant analysis on my favorite Disney movie of all time.

It actually, as other commenters have said, was originally planned for Chief to die, but some of the higher-ups didn't want to go quite that far, and many fans apparently do agree that it would've been better for it to go that route. Me, I don't mind, and thinking on it a bit, I think there is a way that Chief NOT dying unintentionally makes things _better_ at least if you look at it from the following angle: As mentioned, Chief, Amos, and Copper are comfortable and happy, despite everything, content with their lot, all in all. But, in part _because_ they've got it good, what is their response to just the mere _possibility_ of losing one another? Go out for revenge as if _near-loss_ is the same as _actual_ loss. Widow Tweed and Tod, in response to all this, part ways for Tod's safety, and as much as it hurts, they move on. This, I think, creates a stronger contrast between protagonists and antagonists, the protagonists are able, however reluctantly, to move past real loss and difficult decisions and situations, whereas Amos and Copper couldn't even _bare_ (no pun intended) a close shave with loss, even though Chief actually is mostly fine. It might make them more petty, but it also in my eyes makes sense if you look at it from a place of insecurity, they are blaming themselves and Tod for something that _could_ have happened, rather than what _actually_ happened. The uncertain future and what-if is too much for them, whereas harsh reality actually happening to them is something Tod and Widow Tweed, their counterparts, are able to move past, even though it hurts. At the end, Copper and Amos finally learn to do the same, and go home to reality of Chief, alive and well, and the life they still can live...

I think the moment when Copper is fighting the bear, trying to protect his master and Todd chooses to return goes MUCH DEEPER than Todd merely feeling guilt over what happened to Chief or Todd not wanting Copper to suffer. I think...for BOTH of them (Todd AND Copper) that their choices in this final scene go back to their bond of friendship that they shared as children. We SEE the hesitation on Todd's face when he hears Coppers cry of pain. He KNOWS that he and Vixey are in danger from the hunter and he needs to protect her, but at the same time, despite how differently their paths have diverged since childhood and now they are supposed to be enemies...Copper is still his friend and Todd had to save him. Much like Copper did in the moment when he is hunting Todd and Chief gets hurt....He couldn't bear to watch his friend die. Now, it is Todd's turn to have this moment. He didn't want to see his best friend killed. I believe this friendship is also what compels Copper to stand over Todd and protect him at the very end from the hunter.

this is such a great video!! never seen anyone talk about this movie and it was one of my childhood favourites. it's so very mature and dark compared to other films i watched around the same time and even back then it gave me such a distinctive sense of nostalgia and melancholy that few movies have ever replicated. in large part thanks to the themes, soundtrack, and art style. i love the fact this came up in my recommended. your analysis of amos and his complexity was fantastic. such a great vid :)

Your perspective on the ending did make the film seem like much more of a happy ending. But the mixed emotions throughout the movie is what made this film so great. So happy I was a 90’s kid! Appreciate the ride down memory lane

I always liked that upon meeting Vixey the way Tod talks to her when she laughs at his failed fishing attempt was very similar to the kind of wording Amos used to talk to the Widow. Like that was his only form of reference.

As a animator, it really warms my heart to see an analysis that goes this deep. I wish everyone had your media literacy and attention to detail ❤️

25:00 This scene genuinely feels different when you've been in a situation like this. For example, I watched this movie after I personally(as in she was in my arms shaking as I gave her to a stranger while she probably thought I was abandoning her) had to give away my cat I had since I was five to someone who put her down quickly and painlessly when she was in pain and it made my heart hurt so hard I almost started crying. It's almost EXACTLY how it feels to have your pet euthanized or given away after getting attached to them, whether it be after a week or a few years.

This movie is so effective at conveying emotion that in the short clip you showed, I actually started tearing up. You’re 100% right that it’s reminiscent of saying goodbye to a loved pet. Either that or I’m just a crybaby, who knows

I cried so damn hard at the scene where the widow has to drop Todd off in the forest. It really pushed the sadness hard because you could tell she was just reliving every moment she had spent with him for years, how he was her only companion out there. I cried as a kid and I cried as a young adult and I nearly cried as a uh... regular adult watching this review, even with your voiceover covering up the sad music and ambience. (not complaining, this video is fantastic and I agree wholeheartedly)

I hated Amos as a kid and as an adult I don’t see some of his tactics as ethical but he wasn’t a VILLAN. He was a dude. That’s it. He was a guy doing what he knew how to do and honestly I bawl like a baby when Todd is left behind in the woods. Edit: Wow I didn’t realize you were such a small creator. More content like this you are DESTINED for greatness on this platform. Definitely subbed to see more.

I'm actually crying right now, I always loved this movie growing up and you explaining why it is great makes me realize just why I always cried during the movie

I think this story really taught a valuable and important lesson, there isn't always someone to blame. Sometimes things happen, misfortunes are natural and normal, it is okay to feel sadness, to experience loss, it's a part of life.

You gotta love Chief, he was grumpy and he did get jealous of Copper, but he never turned on him. The way Chief adopted Copper reminds me of how my old black lab adopted a golden retriever pup my dad got. He was already an older dog, getting gray and starting to get arthritic, he was 8 at the time the pup came around, but he fell in love with that pup. He looked out for him, and that pup kept him young for a long time. Even at the age of 11, he would still rough-house with the pup, and they played hard.

I remember watching this movie a few times as a kid and it always made me cry. Broke my soul.

You'll never get this level of high quailty Disney hand drawn animation.

19:40 from what I understand, this scene is what led to Don Bluth leaving Disney to create his own animation studio. Don wanted to have Chief die in this scene, but the execs refused due to it not being "child friendly". Disney had also refused to allow him to create The Secret of Nihm, so he went off and made it under his own company.

I wonder if I'm the only one who noticed this, but Disney tried to reuse the "friendship drift" theme or "friends got separated following their own paths" with Ralph and vanellope, Woody and Buzz, Elsa and Anna. But in contrary to the fox and the hond movie, they felt very forced and poorly executed.

This is a comfort movie I watch when hungover or sick. I love your detailed analysis of the fox and the hound. Big ups 👍

I'm thankful that you have reintroduced me to this film. I only saw it once during my childhood and made left a deep impression on me. I never thought about it but also never forgot it.

Bloody hell, the instant that birthday photo came on screen, I got teary-eyed. Shows how strong the scene is without directly watching the movie itself.

The Fox and the Hound was one of the greatest Disney films ever made. I would put it right up there with all the famous ones who are always mentioned as favorites. And Amos Slade is one of a select few Disney villains who actually questions his own moral sense of right and wrong. The large majority of them leap unhesitatingly to their own defeat, and sometimes death. Slade, by contrast, is humble enough and reasonable enough (despite his gruff exterior) to see when he’s wrong.

Not me bawling my eyes out multiple times during this video... Thank you for honouring one of my favourite childhood films!

Great video glad to see someone else still remembers this movie

God if ever there was a movie scene to make you cry, its the scene where the widow is saying goodbye to Todd. Her song gets me everytime 😭