7 most emotional scenes in the wild robot

The following contains spoilers for The Wild Robot, currently playing in theatersAs a story centered on family, kindness and motherhood, The wild robot Naturally includes an array of emotional scenes throughout its heartfelt story. After the stranded robot ROZZUM 7134 (Lupita Nyong’o), known as Roz, The wild robot Tells the story of how Rose goes from an unfeeling taskmaster to a fierce, kind and loving protector, nurturer and mother. Raising her Gosling Brightbill (Keith Connor) with the help of Fink (Pedro Pascal) the fox, the emotional journey Roz takes is one that the entire audience also feels from start to finish.

The story, based on Peter Brown’s book of the same name, has no shortage of critical emotional moments. The wild robot‘s reviews and its Rotten Tomatoes score prove how much it resonates with its audience, and its emotional beats have a lot to do with it. The wild robotThe cast also gives a collective stunning performance that makes each of the scenes carry even more weight in a way that perfectly serves its story. Here are the 7 most emotional scenes that take place throughout The wild robotAs well as they function in the story.

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Rose and Fink save the animals from the storm

Their kindness saves lives

With Brightbill gone for the winter, Roz is left on her own to weather the harshness of the island’s colder climate, one that Fink informs her is much more severe than past winters. Rose, insistent on doing everything she can to protect the other animals, recruits Fink to help her find their winter homes and dens so she can bring them into the home she built with Fink and Brightbill instead. Despite Fink’s initial reluctance, he still helps her as best he can, and the duo manages to save many of the animals from the harsh winter.

The most emotional part of this scene, however, is The beautiful but heartbreaking way the reality of survival is portrayed. There is one moment that Fink finds another animal under the snow, but Raz can confirm that they arrived too late, and the animal has already succumbed to the harsh winter conditions. When Fink loses his faith, Roz encourages him to push with her, all the while she literally pushes herself to the brink to save as many as she can. It’s an incredibly heartwarming moment of bravery and selflessness for both of them.

This is also the event that leads to the animals finally learning how to come together as a unique, peaceful unit. Fink’s initial confusion is a simple reflection of how animals naturally function in a food chain, something he mentions to Rose when their home is abuzz with bickering after she collects them all, but she asks Fink to help lead them to They accept the terms. Even more than the winter. It’s a true testament to how acts of kindness can be truly transformative, making it one of the movie’s many emotional scenes.

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Fink thinks Roz will say she loves him

He creates love that he never received

As a self-proclaimed expert in lying, Fink’s development into an important part of Rose and Brightbill’s family is one of the best in The wild robotWhich makes his honesty about never experiencing love even more heartbreaking. It’s easy to see throughout the movie how desperate he is to get it, making this specific moment even more emotional. After Brightbill’s departure for the migration, Rose asks Fink what to do if she thinks she likes someone, and when he says, in a hopeful tone, that she should tell them, she claims it’s too late. – and Fink lets himself out completely.

Startled, Fink is quick to disappear after giving an answer that he won’t know, and Rose turns around to find him no longer there. This adds to the heartbreak of Roz initially accepting her fate and trudging up to the island’s highest point to activate her transmitter, though she ends up turning it back off to instead stay on the island and wait for Brightbill to return. The loneliness that both characters feel is palpable, but seeing Fink walk away with his tail, literally between his legs, tugs at the heartstrings.

That’s because the audience, at this point in the movie, was rooting for Fink just like Roz and Brightbill. He is undoubtedly part of their family, as he has been with them since the beginning and is even part of Brightbill’s initial “baby picture,” after He still longs to hear the audible affirmation and confirmation that he is also just as loved. Fink clearly thinking here that he is not loved makes this moment completely devastating, and certainly one of the most emotional of the movie.

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Roz, Fink, & Brightbill have their first story time

The story and their hugs are heartwarming

Frightened by Paddler (Matt Barry) making his threat outside their home, Fink reluctantly offers to tell Brightbill a story with Roz’s help to calm Brightbill back down enough to go to sleep. What follows is a surprisingly moving tale from Fink about Roz herself, describing her as someone who was waiting for a star to release herself directly to Brightbill. What makes the moment so emotional, however, is how Fink ends the story, and what goes on from there. Fink says that Rose forgot some things when she fell from her star, but not Brightbill, who she loves very much.

Then, as Brightbill sleeps, Roz asks Fink straight away how he can tell a story about something he’s previously said he knows nothing about: love. Fink offers such a real yet heartbreaking response, informing you that When someone spends their whole life wanting something, it can teach them a lot about what love is to them. Roz then settles down to recharge for the night, and Brightbill cuddles into her neck – but he’s not the only one.

Fink follows only after he thinks they are both asleep and tucks himself under Raz’s arm. Then Brightbill talks to Fink and assures him that he also misses Rose when she sleeps, a line that really tugs at everyone’s heart. It is such a raw depiction of true love and care, of never wanting to miss even a single moment with someone, even in sleep. This scene cements the trio as a true family, making it one of the most emotional in the entire movie.

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Brightbill discovers the truth about his family

Both perspectives are simply heartbreaking

Audiences wait for the other shoe to drop The wild robot As soon as Fink warns Roz early on the risk of telling Brightbill the truth about what happened to his birth family. Although it was an honest accident, Roz’s failure to tell Brightbill what had actually happened once he was older had serious repercussions on their relationship, especially since Brightbill had to find out about the other geese teasing him for being different. Brightbill rejecting Roz and insisting that she is not his mother is just as devastating to the audience as it is to Roz.

While Brightbill’s reaction is completely valid, it’s still a heartbreaking moment. Every single perspective can be understood; Roz was afraid of hurting Brightbill with the truth, and Brightbill was betrayed that she was never upfront with him about it. After seeing Roz do everything she can to mother Brightbill and put things right after the accident that killed his family and, of course, come to honestly care for Brightbill as her own, It’s heartbreaking to hear how he rejects her outright and the role she plays in his life..

Still, the heart breaks for Brightbill too. He never had the chance to get the truth from Raz himself, and after seeing him get picked on by the other guys, it’s hard to hear him mourn a life where he thinks he could have been more normal and Can get along better with his own kind. Everything about this scene is devastating, with only three others pulling at the heartstrings even more.

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Roz decided to leave the island

She sacrifices herself to save her family

Despite the animals fighting valiantly to maintain the rules of universal dynamics, she knows deep down that this is not enough. The destruction of the island is evidence for you that the only way to guarantee their safety, at least for now, is to return to universal dynamics and settle things there. The animals protest, and their desperation is absolutely heartbreaking – especially Fink’s, with him even asking you, “What if I need to tell you something, and you’re not here?“As mundane as the concept of that is, it is a true and valid concern of a family member.

Although the animals come to accept Roz’s decision to sacrifice themselves by leaning on each other for such protection and comfort, it is still an incredibly moving moment. The way the animals respond shows how much they have really come to care for RozSomeone they used to see as a “monster”. Especially devastating is Fink’s heartbreaking reaction, as he was a part of The wild robots core trio with Roz and Brightbill since the beginning. Her sacrifice is honest, but it is also incredibly emotional, making The wild robotIt’s perfectly bittersweet ending.

What really elevates the scene, is the animals that continue to come together for one another, a change that Roz himself was in motion during the winter storm. Fink’s heartfelt question is answered by Torn (Mark Hamill), who assures the fox that he will be there to hear what Fink has to say. This scene does the duality of comfort and true friendship in the face of sadness so well, making it one of the most emotional movies.

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Brightbill leaves for its first migration

Rose lets go of who she loves

From the score to the breathtaking handpainted visuals, Brightbill departing for its first migration is not only one of The wild robots most emotional scenes, but also one of the best. Although the couple still haven’t fully resolved their fallout from Brightbill discovering the truth about his birth family, he still asks Roz for a boost as he prepares to fly away, and she runs with him until he’s ready to take off. Roz looks at him the whole way, even grabs a feather from him as he and the other geese fly into the sunset.

There is not a single moment during this scene when a heart string is not pulled. It’s the most realistic depiction of motherhood that could exist, especially given the context that there’s still some unresolved tension between Roz and Brightbill when it happens. They are not sure if they will see each other again, and the three words of true concern for each other hang in the air between them as Brightbill departs. Everything Rose has done to prepare Brightbill for this moment comes to nothing, and she gets to stand and watch him fly away with both sadness and pride.

The stunning animation in this scene only heightens the emotions even more. From the colors of the sunset to the collection of geese flying through the air, The visuals, in tandem with the score, paint the picture of Rose’s emotions in a way that words never could.. For anyone who has ever had to let someone go or been the one who was let go, this moment is truly different, and is second only to one in The wild robot.

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Brightbill finally tells Roz he loves her

Brightbill’s confession saves Roz

The only moment more emotional than the first migration is the scene when Brightbill finally tells Roz that he loves her. With Universal Dynamics arriving just after Brightbill’s return to the island, Roz is captured by them before he gets a chance to tell her what’s been in his heart the whole time. She is powered down when he finally comes to her, and despite this, Brightbill confesses everything he wants to say to the open air and cuddles into her neck once more while saying “I love you, mom.”

The silence that follows is far heavier as the crowd holds their breath waiting to see if Roz even heard her son’s words. As she begins to light up under his loving touch, the visuals themselves create a new-found spark of hope that changes everyone’s tears from sadness to joy. Both Brightbill and the audience ultimately deserve her response of “I love you too“, prove that A robot can, indeed, lead with its heart rather than just its mind.

What elevates this heartfelt confession even more is the fact that his words bring Roz back to life. No matter what Universal Dynamics tries to do to erase your memories and reset your programming, Brightbill’s love for Rose brings her back. It is such a beautiful picture of family and motherhood, and yet another testament to the fact that love truly trumps all others. This is easily the most emotional moment in The wild robotHelping the film cement itself as one of cinema’s most heartfelt stories to date.