Fantastic Mr. Fox

Throughout the movie, Fox excuses his reckless self-destructive thievery with "im a wild animal, its what i do", saying he cant help himself, pushing the blame away to act like it isnt his fault. Then he meets the Wolf, and Fox finally realises his excuse is bullshit; he ISNT a wild animal. He is nothing like the wolf standing on that divide between the civilized road and the untamed wild. The wolf doesnt talk. The wolf doesnt wear clothes. The wolf doesnt own a house, or drive a motrocycle, or make promises. Seeing this calls Fox back down to earth, and makes him see that he was lying to himself and his family the whole time; those thefts WERE his fault, he ISNT a wild animal who operates on instinct. He lied to his wife by his own hand and it rests squarely on his shoulders. He isnt A fox. He's MISTER Fox. He is an anthropomorphic animal, which means he has human traits, and he has to take responsibility for the trouble those human traits have caused.