I have reason to use this clip in a somewhat academic context, in a footnote to some timeit() project where different versions have to race. The student is asked to cut a function's time by almost two thirds or more.
Rather than destroy the slower function, the two versions are raced, or maybe more than two. In my thinking, this image of a "snail race" occurs, and this movie clip, which makes it all come alive in CG.
I also appreciate this clip because of its resonance with real life situations of course. The film was obviously made with children in mind, and they know getting teased and/or teasing at recess. They got teased for being "a crier" perhaps; and sure enough, one of the snails is immediately picked on by a bully.
There's no time to waste developing personalities however. The film itself does that at leisure, but our clip merely takes us to the races. Barely more than a minute. Yet a winner is found. Given this is a cartoon, the laws of physics need not apply.
The premise of this movie his hilarious: a snail with aspirations to become a speed demon. The sheer idiocy of the premise, combined with expert follow-through, makes this a favorite of mine. I've already reviewed it. Check it out. Oops, sorry I'm slow... can't find it.
