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* After MK witnesses [[spoiler: Queen Tara dying in Ronin's arms]] she somberly offers him her condolences implying she can clearly see the effect her death has on him, but then a few moments later, her reaction to seeing the Leafman is to incredulously ask if they're doing some sort of reenactment...but what would make her think that all of it was a joke if she clearly felt sorry for Ronin for what she just previously believed he was going through?

** If this is really something you want to nitpick, maybe she didn't hear Tara's last words to Ronin, as they were spoken very softly. Even if we assume she had overheard them, "Take the pod to Nim Galuu" was still ''among'' her last words, even if they weren't her very last.

* MK says that Tara's last words were "Bring the pod to Nim Galuu"... but they weren't. They were "So serious".

** Tara was a spontaneous sort of person, and she says outright that she was choosing the ''pod'' on the spot, based on which one felt right to her. It'd be inconsistent with what-little we saw of her character for the "fix" to already be in at the other end of the heir-selection procedure.

* So had Tara already known and chosen that little Marigold Girl as her successor before the ceremony, with her actions that day just being icing on the cake; had she not decided yet, with the intention of choosing someone at the last minute; or did she choose someone else initially and then Marigold Girl's actions help to override her previous decision?

** Even if he was no longer certain of the existence of little people, he'd still feel the need to check out the marked area: for all he knew, MK might've just run off in hope of getting his attention, and left the pin to show him where she'd gone to sulk. Certainly that would be a smart thing to do if he'd noticed her abandoned bag by the front porch.

*** The pin was a ''long'' way from the area he'd been searching, which would've made it stand out. He may have decided his search had been a vain one, but he still knew he'd never tried searching that area, which is why the out-of-place pin warranted investigation.

*** The pin was a ''long'' way from any of the area he'd been searching, which would've made it stand out. He still knew he'd never tried searching that area, which is why the out-of-place pin warranted investigation.

* Perhaps I missed something, but when MK's father notices the red thumbtack that she left in his map, to show him Moonhaven's location, does he have any reason to conclude so quickly that she put it there? The tack didn't seem to hold any significance to MK anywehre else in the film, so why did he take such special note of it and jump to such a quick conclusion about it?

** I don't know how an ending where a character ''dies'' would be happier, but one of the themes of the movie could be seen as, "There's more to life than those you've lost." MK manages to reconnect with her father after her mother's passing, and Nod learns to accept responsibility and teamwork as part of living. [[ArcWords "Many leaves.]] [[YouAreNotAlone One tree."]] Ronin may have lost Tara, but he still has his leadership of the Leafman, his fatherlike relationship with Nod, and his duty to protect the new queen, the very thing for which Tara gave her life.

** I don't know how an ending where a character ''does'' would be happier, but one of the themes of the movie could be seen as, "There's more to life than those you've lost." MK manages to reconnect with her father after her mother's passing, and Nod learns to accept responsibility and teamwork as part of living. [[ArcWords "Many leaves.]] [[YouAreNotAlone One tree."]] Ronin may have lost Tara, but he still has his leadership of the Leafman, his fatherlike relationship with Nod, and his duty to protect the new queen, the very thing for which Tara gave her life.

* Why did they keep Ronin alive at the end, instead of having him go be with his beloved Tara? Had that been the case, this would be one of my favorite movies ever. Instead, it was just another average movie that was more style than substance. Why did they choose to have a more conventional, but by no means happier, ending for Ronin?

* Why did they keep Ronin alive at the end, instead of having him go be with his beloved Tara? Had that been the case, this would be one of my favorite movies ever. Instead, it was another average movie that was more style than substance. Why did they choose to have a more conventional, but by no means happier, ending for Ronin?

** For Ronin and the Leafmen, it's pretty much their duty to understand that while Tara's death is a huge loss to the forest, they can't waste precious time moping over it and need to work hard to get the pod to Moonhaven safely so that it can choose her successor. As for MK and Nod...Well, the death of a loved one may be a serious thing, but it's not like it's ''entirely world-dominating'' and forces you to completely and inevitably change the way you act and behave - once she gets past the whole 'advanced-society-of-tiny-people-living-in-the-woods' deal, MK remains pretty somber throughout a majority of the film, and Nod's independent spirit, slacker attitude, and initial dismissal of personal responsibility and desire to work by himself could just be his own way of coping with his father's death, which also could've occurred some time in the past, meaning he'd have had time to adjust to it.

** For Ronin and the Leafmen, it's pretty much their duty to understand that while Tara's death is a huge loss to the forest, they can't waste precious time moping over it and need to work hard to get the pod to Moonhaven safely so that it can choose her successor. As for MK and Nod...Well, the death of a loved one may be a serious thing, but it's not like it's ''entirely world-dominating'' and forces you to completely and inevitably change the way you act and behave - once she gets past the whole 'advanced-society-of-tiny-people-living-in-the-woods' deal, MK remains pretty somber throughout a majority of the film, and Nod's independent spirit, slacker attitude, and initial dismissal of personality and desire to work by himself could just be his own way of coping with his father's death, which also could've occurred some time in the past, meaning he'd have had time to adjust to it.

** The bee only appears to "zip past" because it's living faster than normal-sized humans do - to a Leafman-sized person, it moves more slowly.

* Aside from the odd moment here and there, why does no one seem that bothered by tragic loss?

* Perhaps I missed something, but when MK's father notices the red thumbtack that she left in his map, to show him Moonhaven's location, does he have any reason to conclude so quickly that she put it there? The tack didn't seem to hold any significance to MK anywehre else in the film, so why did he take such special note of it and jump to such a quick conclusion about it?

* Did Tara really have to shrink MK down to Leafman-size before she died? We see that Ronin and his troops were literally circling around her as the magic took effect, so it's not really like she was in any danger of being unprotected in the few seconds before Ronin got to her. Couldn't she have just waited and told ''him'' about Nim Galuu?

** She was processing the grief before noticing the armor and the change of stature?

* After MK witnesses [[spoiler: Queen Tara dying in Ronin's arms]] she somberly offers him her condolences implying she can clearly see the effect her death has on him, but then a few moments later, her reaction to seeing the Leafman is to incredulously ask if they're doing some sort of reenactment...but what would make her think that all of it was a joke if she clearly felt sorry for Ronin for what she just previously believed he was going through?