Meet The Robinsons Analysis

For those who grew up in the 2000s, Disney’s 2007 animated film, Meet the Robinsons, introduced one of the most iconic reconstructions of a Tyrannosaurus Rex, Tiny. Throughout the course of the film, the antagonist, Bowler Hat Guy, attempts to capture the protagonist, Lewis, using Lewis’ own wacky and brilliant inventions. One of these instances occurs when Bowler Hat Guy brings Tiny back from the past and uses a mind control device to convince Tiny to chase and capture Lewis. The Tyrannosaurus Rex aggressively chases his prey, demolishing everything in his path, until he reaches a problem. The boy that he is chasing has run into the corner of a building, an area that the dinosaur can’t quite reach with his tiny arms. In frustration, Tiny cries out one of the most famous quotes from this movie: “I have a big head and little arms. I’m just not sure how well this plan was thought through (Meet the Robinsons 2007).” While this quote never fails to incite a laugh from the audience, it also establishes the most distinctive features and behaviors of Tiny as a cultural reconstruction of a Tyrannosaurus Rex. Tiny exists as a humorously exaggerated reconstruction of a Tyrannosaurus Rex, borrowing anatomical features from the scientific understanding of the Tyrannosaurus Rex and behaviors from the cultural understanding of the Tyrannosaurus Rex; this is evidenced by Tiny’s big head, little arms, and more peaceful nature. The colossal scale of Tiny’s head has its roots in the