Term Paper Outline: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2

1. Introduction
1. Animated Feature Film- “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
2. Thesis- In the animated film “Cloudy with a chance of Meatballs 2, the animators push the physical limits of characters and physical properties to create entertaining gags that would be impossible and/or deadly in real life.
2. Body
1. Unrealistic Body Movement/Physics
1. When Flint types during the film he flays his hands up down
1. His hands slaps down keys but is still able to create coherent sentences
2. Chester V
1. His body movement is impossible
1. He points his hand to point (A), his body then follows through to point (A) ignoring weight or physical constraint
2. Can place his body weight on two fingers to then move his body above his hand and sit down
3. Body is still when other body parts are moving
4. Flints coffee floats out of his cup back into this cup
5. Holograms are able to paint, but when interacted with glitch and disappear
2. Ignoring of force/weight
1. Cucumber beings can take the force of a timbering metal tank
2. Green Onion can carry said metal tankard
3. Brent is able to catch a large plastic sign tossed from out of frame with his buttocks without harm
4. A police car is able to float on water with 5 people, a monkey, and a leek riding on it.
3. Sentient Life Forms made from the Fldsmdfr
1. Various food pun animals are made from the Fldsmdfr after the human citizens leave swallow falls
2. A sushi roll with separated parts are still able to function as a singular being
3. Marshmallows are able to swallow Flint to save him.
4. A hamburger-spider protects it’s home, but also acts like a dog
5. A strawberry befriend the main characters and is named “barry”
1. Has french fry legs which can stand the weight of giant hamburger weight
3. Conclusion
1. Physical limits of characters and objects are intentionally pushed beyond reality for gags and jokes from beginning to end.
2. If physical limitations were taken into account not only would the film become incredibly boring, but many of these gags and jokes would cause death or critical injury.