Babe is a little piglet. Pigs only have one purpose, and that is to be eaten. All the other animals know this, except Babe of course. He is taken to a fair where he is meant to be a prize, and he is won by a farmer named Arthur Hoggett. A pig adopted by Hoggett? Is this fate?
Without his mother around, he looks to a Border Collie named Fly as an adoptive mother. Eventually he finds a talent for sheep-herding, but he does it much differently than a dog. Dogs see themselves as superior to sheep, so they talk down to them. However, Babe speaks to them politely, so he has no trouble herding them. Fly's mate, Rex, does not like Babe acting out of line. Pigs should act like pigs and dogs act like dogs. Babe is acting out of the natural order of things and this makes Rex angry.
While Mrs. Hoggett is away, Mr. Hoggett enters Babe into a sheep-herding competition. Will they even accept Babe as a proper entry? After much debate they do, and he is allowed to enter. Now if he doesn't do well, then Mr. Hoggett will be the laughingstock of the entire county. Rex can't allow his master to be embarrassed so he runs back to the sheep to ask for help, something a dog would normally never do. They tell him a password to use, and this allows Babe to talk the sheep at the competition. By speaking cordially to the sheep, he herds them the best way he can.
The scenes in the movie are split up like chapters in a book, so it's easy for kids to follow along. Azalea really liked this aspect of the movie. And of course she loves animals. So this is a good movie for parents to watch with their kids. I will give it an 8/10.
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