Like any object in this fantastic world we live in, everything has an issue, deformity, or discrepancy, be it internal or external. Whether 🎃it’s a misprinted anime figure or a story with dozens of plot holes, the concept of perfection really doesn’t exist. That being said, this also goes for soꦫme of Hollywood’s biggest hits, especially animated films.

Can you believe that some writers try to pass off the relationship of a hippo and giraffe as plausible, or raccoons and squirrels eating junk food as perfectly healthy? And to the kids watching these animated, somewhat inappropriate films, they’re not as observant of these issues. After all, with the odd company that DreamWorks is, the kids in the audience are too busy waiting🅘 for the fart jokes or for various characters to get whacked upside the head. Because yes, violence is still funny.

So I did mention DreamWorks for a reason. Today, we’re going to focus on the company that’s responsible for bringing characters like Shrek, Alex the lion, and Toothless to life. By no means do I intend to bash on every single DreamWorks film in existence. After all, they do have some very great films. But like everything else, there are issues within these films, both big and small, that shouldn’t necessarily be ignored or pushed ov🌜er, especially when it comes to factual evidence for them. Now, I get it, children’s films are sometimes supposed to make zero sense. But why teach children that emotional baggage can just be forgotten about? Or that lions and zebras can be friends?

25 Okay🉐 But... Ants Can't Be Ended This Way

The movie Antz has a pivotal moment where the villain intends to eliminate the Queen Ant by drowning her. However, this reasoning has plenty of flaws. Sure, this is a kid’s movie, so children understand that drowning is bad alಞl around, right? That’s not necessarily true when ants can’t actually drown. In fact, ants can actually breathe underwater for about 24 hours, s♕ince they don’t have lungs. How would this life-ending plan be successful if ants can survive this long underwater?

24 𓄧 Are The Croods Really Struggling?

The Croods is on෴e of my favorite DreamWorks films, mainly due to the familial theme there. At the beginning of the film, protagonist Eep and her family are supposedly struggling to survive in♏ a very sheltered existence.

But are they really struggling that much?

I understand the perspective that cavemen were very muscular. And yet, if the Croods were struggling so muc💃h, why isn’t there more actual proof of that? To me, their sheltered lifestyle seemed to be suiting their survival just fine.

23 ♐ How Is Fiona's Relationship With Her Parents Still Okay? 🍸

Man, I wish I had as magical of a relationship with my parents as Princess Fiona from the film Shrek seems to have with hers. Fio𝔉na was locked away in a tower by herself at a very young age. How she’s not an emotionally or mentally damaged wreck is beyond me. After all, how did Fiona survive her teenage years with only a fire-breathing dragon to keep her company? And upon seeing her parents again, it’s almost as if everything is okay and that their relationship is just fine?

22 Why Were There So Many Male Ants? ൲ ꦺ

What’s interesting about ants is that the majority of worker ants are all female. Occasionally, winged male ants are produced just for reproductive purposes. So it’s rather odd that a good majority of the worker ants in Antz are males, not females. However, I guess I will give the film some credit. This did come out 2🉐0 years ago when writers didn’t care as much about discussing gender equality and rights. Man, you probably came into this story thinking you weren’t going to learn a bunch of random ant facts, didn't you?

21 ꦬ ꦆ Why Were They So Nice To The People?

There are plenty more issues that I could list off for historical inaccuracies in The Road to El Dorado. I mean, to be fair, the Spaniards definitely did not trea൩t Central Americans with any decency and respect. So it’s very surprising to see Tulio and Miguel be so respectful to the citizens of El Dorado when it’s a known fact that the Spaniards did a lot of horrible, cruel things to anyone who had differently colored skin. But hey, I guess 💮I can’t blame a children’s film for not wanting to be historically accurate in this regard.

20 What Happened To 🐟Farquaad’s Kingdo🍌m?

Look, the film has been out for almost 20 years now, so if you get mad at me regarding this spoiler, you have no right to be. At the end of Shrek, villainous Lord Farquaad is eaten alive. But how does the system at Farquaad’s kingdom work? Who takes over in Farquaad’s position if something tragic happens to him? This is entirely forgotten about in Shrek 2 when the crew decides to take their adventures elsewhere. What exactly did happen to Farquaad’s kingdom? Three movies later💜 and we still have yet to receive an answer.

19 W♑hat's The Future For Monsters? ꦉ

Like any other children’s movie, the bad guys lose and the good guys win. With Monsters vs. Aliens, the heroic monster team is given the opp⛎ortunity of freedom in exchange for saving the world. However, it’s not long until the world is in need of saving again. If the monsters are already free, then what’s the point in helping the government which restrained them in captivity in the first place? Why would the monsters even feel the slightest bit of gumption to help out?

18 🌜 ♋ How Did They Understand Each Other?

You know what, as much as I adore this film, this is also a The Road to El Dorado inaccuracy, part three. When Tulio and Miguel first meet characters like Chel and Tzekel-Kan, they immediately begin a conversation. But again, that in itse🐼lf should be next to impossib🅰le. After all, the Spaniards and El Dorado residents spoke different languages. There should definitely be a language barrier there, but of course, there isn’t one. For a kid’s movie, this is something relatively easy to gloss over. But it still really bugs me.

17 How Are There Sunflowers, Joꦏseph?

One aspect in DreamWorks direct-to-video film Joseph: King of Dreams that I still don’t 🦹understand is the representation of sunflowers in the movie. It’s a known fact that sunflowers are native to North America. And with that in mind, it should be impossible fo♏r there to be any sunflowers where Joseph is at. Again, you wouldn’t think historical research would be so difficult but apparently, it is. After all, there are plenty of other symbolic items that could have been chosen over the sunflower.

16 🌃 How Did Po Not Know He Was Adopted?

In Kung Fu Panda, the mainꦛ character Po is a panda. Obviously, anyone in a viewing audienc🐽e, even small children, are fully aware that Mr. Ping, Po’s adoptive father, is indeed a goose.

However, this matter is treated in an interesting manner by the film.

It’s almost as if thi𒉰s news is surprising💎 to Po. How can it necessarily be that surprising though? It’s not like Po is at an age where he can’t comprehend the situation. Clearly, Mr. Ping isn’t your dad.