Heartwarming / Chicken Run

"No. It's better."

• When it's discovered that Edwina hasn't laid any eggs, we find out that the chickens will often share eggs with one another when they're at risk of being taken away and killed due to low egg production. A little dark, but it's sweet that the chickens are looking out for one another; Bunty even states she would have shared her eggs with Edwina had she known.
• During an early conversation between the two, Ginger tells Rocky that it's easy to get one chicken or two out but the problem is getting all of them out. This means that Ginger could have escaped from the farm long ago but chose not to because she refused to leave any hen behind.
• Ginger holding Babs' hand when it looks like Mrs. Tweedy is going to take her to the chop.
• Surprisingly, Mrs. Tweedy showing a little hint of affection towards her Henpecked Husband by playfully pinching him in the rear end. Then again, this is only because she was happy at the sight of the chickens eating and thus fattening themselves up.
• Rocky cheering up the hens with dancing after they heard the news that they were all going to be slaughtered. It was the least he could do, and Ginger compliments him on it.
  Ginger: Looks like I owe you an apology. I didn't think you cared about us, but after all this, well, it seems I was wrong.
  Rocky: (warmly) Hey, easy, Miss Hardboiled. I might think you're turning soft.
• Fowler has hated Rocky ever since he arrived at the farm and is aggressive with him every time they're together. When Rocky saved Ginger from the pie machine, this exchange happens in Fowler's coop, where Fowler gives Rocky his prized medal for his bravery.
  Rocky: [sees Fowler's usual hard stare] Alright, Pops. What did I do now?
  Fowler: A very brave and honourable deed, sir. [clears throat] In the light of your action this evening, I...I dutifully admit that I have misjudged your character. I present you with this medal for bravery. And...I salute you!
• Ginger and Rocky bonding at the roof after Rocky had saved her life. They accidentally touch hands in a moment of awkwardness, shortly after followed by Rocky calling her by her name for the first time. Ginger practically lets out a smitten sigh at this.
  • Really, make it any time Ginger and Rocky call each other by their names.
• Ginger coming out of her Heroic BSoD the second the crate becomes a possibility. At the top of the scene, she'd completely given up on escape for the simple logic that there was no way any more. She's back to her old self as soon as another way presents itself.
  • When the chickens are getting ready to fly "the crate", Babs affectionately calls Ginger "dollface."
• Before boarding the crate, Ginger pats Mac on the back and gives her a thumbs-up.
• When Fowler states he never flew planes, he was a mascot:
  Ginger: Fowler, you have to fly it. You always talk about "back in your day." Well, today is your day.
  Bunty: You can do it, you old sausage.
  Fowler: (beat, then salutes) Wing Commander T.l.Fowler, reporting for duty.
  • It should be worth noting that Bunty, the perpetual nay-sayer, is the one to encourage Fowler to step up to the task.
• Rocky's return. Doubles as Moment of Awesome.
• When Rocky and Ginger grab the Christmas lights to get to the crate, they do it while Holding Hands.
• "...And this is for coming back."
• During the climax, Nick and Fletcher can be seen helping Rocky use Mac's catapult model to hurl the eggs they'd desired so badly at Mrs. Tweedy; they do this while crying, but otherwise willingly hand them over.
• After Mrs. Tweedy is defeated, the hugs and kisses the characters share are most definitely this. Rocky hugs Ginger, Mac kisses Fowler, Babs and Bunty hug, Nick and Fetcher cry and hug. Finally, Ginger grabs Rocky. Cue Big Damn Kiss. As the others go: "Awww..."
  • The ending's imagery is worth noting as a CMOH. After spending the whole film with bleak, grey skies and brown, dirty grounds, the ending's imagery is filled with blue skies and green pastures, truly signifying the chickens' newfound freedom.
• The chicks at the ending are absolutely adorable, and each scene with them counts as a CMOH.
  • Fowler is telling them the story of how they escaped, and they eagerly listen, clearly fascinated with the tale.
    • Also, since Rocky and Fowler are the only two roosters in the colony, it is possible that some of those little chicks are Fowler's own kids. Thinking about it, it is kinda sweet that Fowler would tell his and the others' greatest tale to his children.
  • Mac is demonstrating her catapult to the chicks, using it as a game, and the chicks eagerly want to try it.
• The little exchange at the end:
  Rocky: So is it as good as you imagined?
  Ginger: No...(hugs him) it's better!
• Nick and Fetcher also get their own Happy Ending. By helping the chickens escape and sacrificing the very eggs they desperately wanted to help Rocky save Ginger, they become lifelong friends with the chickens and live with them on their island sanctuary. They even wear sunglasses and clothes like they are on vacation, apparently retiring from thieving too.

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