Remember my character analysis on the Rumor Weed from LarryBoy and the Rumor Weed? Well, I've been getting requests on social media to do one on the Mother Weed, the ultimate baddie that LarryBoy is facing near the end of the video.
Now, this blog post was suggested by Facebook user Jeff Jackson; so thanks man! : )
Now, this blog post was suggested by Facebook user Jeff Jackson; so thanks man! : )
For this character analysis, I'll be doing it in Top-10 list format. Plus, this countdown will contain spoilers; so if you haven't seen the video, feel free to check it out. Other than that, let's get started. The requested... character analysis on the Mother Weed.
10. The Rumor Weeds resemble their "mother."
This one wasn't hard to determine. The weeds, whether you like it or not, look like the stereotypical gossiping women that you would see on TV.
They all have blondish hair, wear earrings and pearl necklaces, and have these outrageously-whacked-out lipsticked lips.
And of course, the Mother Weed herself has much better bling, because, for one, she is the main antagonist.
They all have blondish hair, wear earrings and pearl necklaces, and have these outrageously-whacked-out lipsticked lips.
And of course, the Mother Weed herself has much better bling, because, for one, she is the main antagonist.
9. The Mother Weed may have been inspired by the monster from Little Shop of Horrors.
For this one, it's a given, because if you both at both monsters side by side, you can totally see the resemblance.
Big mouths. Monstrous vine and plant features. And there's even the place of origin, which are their flower pots. This might have been Big Idea's intent, is for this LarryBoy adventure to be somewhat a parody of Little Shop of Horrors.
Big mouths. Monstrous vine and plant features. And there's even the place of origin, which are their flower pots. This might have been Big Idea's intent, is for this LarryBoy adventure to be somewhat a parody of Little Shop of Horrors.
8. The Mother Weed has many connections.
The Rumor Weeds, as proven in one scene, are connected to a vast root system, which is run by the Mother Weed.
And yes, it's safe to say that the Mother Weed is responsible for the infestation, which leads me to...
And yes, it's safe to say that the Mother Weed is responsible for the infestation, which leads me to...
7. The weed from the beginning may be the Mother Weed.
Before we seen the movie's title card, we get this brief scene where the plant that fell from the rooftop sits up and smiles at the audience.
Now, the reason why I have a strong feeling that this weed may be the Mother Weed, because (obviously) an infestation has to start somewhere. And as most of us know, weeds tend to start from a few to many in a short time period. By the time there is so many of these weeds in the movie, you can definitely link the Mother Weed to the one at the very beginning.
Although it's not known how she impregnanted herself to have all these offspring, other than the rumor, which is being passed on from person to person.
-(sarcasm) Thanks, Nature!
6. The Phone Lady
This ties in with the plant that fell off the rooftop.
There's a scene where after LarryBoy accidentally knocks a plant off the rooftop, the plant lands on a powerline. The powerline is live, because a lady in a window is talking on the phone, apparently gossiping, because of the "he said... she said" type of conversation.
As the phone lady is talking, the weed is getting electrocuted by the powerline, until it falls down into a gutter, and eventually into a sewer.
There's a scene where after LarryBoy accidentally knocks a plant off the rooftop, the plant lands on a powerline. The powerline is live, because a lady in a window is talking on the phone, apparently gossiping, because of the "he said... she said" type of conversation.
As the phone lady is talking, the weed is getting electrocuted by the powerline, until it falls down into a gutter, and eventually into a sewer.
Now, the reason why I bring up the phone lady, is because I have a vague but stand-out theory that the phone lady's soul may have transferred to the weed; and that's how the weed has a personality. Think about it: the phone lady and the weed are voiced by the exact same person; and the only other evidence that we have is the phone lady's shadow: big hair, outrageously big mouth, and the talkative demeanor.
Then again, Big Idea would never associate soul-transfer with any of their movies, because that's an abomination to Christianity. And plus, as soon as the weed falls off the powerline, the phone lady stops and asks off-screen "Did you hear something?" before going back to her phone conversation.
-Maybe part of her soul went into that weed? IDK.
5. Did she swallow a cat?!
(I'm not joking on that subtitle.)
What stood out with the Mother Weed is when she tells LarryBoy that nobody can stop her. And I think I've mentioned this in my review of this movie, but I'll bring it up again. There's one point where she says, "Thanks to your friends out there, I'm getting bigger by the minute!" And then afterwards, she laughs diabolically.
Listen to how she laughs at this part; you'll definitely laugh at this. Her laugh sounds as if she swallowed something and has a hairball... kind of like a cat.
Listen to how she laughs at this part; you'll definitely laugh at this. Her laugh sounds as if she swallowed something and has a hairball... kind of like a cat.
-So, did you get my joke about her sounding like she swallowed a cat?
4. Magic Lipstick?
I'm thinking that this was a minor animation mistake on Big Idea's part. There's the scene where the Mother Weed pops out of the ground in full force and captures Alfred in front of everyone. On the first shot of this scene, you see that the Mother Weed's lips are bare; no lipstick.
But the next time we see her when she perches herself on top of the Town Hall building, her lips are back to red.
But the next time we see her when she perches herself on top of the Town Hall building, her lips are back to red.
-Maybe (as a joke), she had a stylist helping her do her makeup in between sets. LOL.
Anyway, this was a minor mistake that Big Idea may have overlooked.
3. The fight scene between the Mother Weed and LarryBoy is off-screen.
Sure. it would've been nice to have seen an epic boss fight between hero and villain. However, knowing Big Idea, they wouldn't want to show that much violence in a kids' video. I mean, just see how LarryBoy is all banged up after that ordeal off-screen.
-Bruises. Band-aids. Okay then. But still, show don't tell, movie.
2. Defeating the Mother Weed is simple...
The movie shows that saying nice things about a person that's on the brink of having a ruined reputation is the only way to effectively stop a rumor.
Well, that sounds logical enough. But just remember that the very first suggestion that was made in regards on how to stop the Mother Weed was to attack her roots by means of force. This proves to be ineffective, because of the Rumor Weed musical number from earlier, and because of LarryBoy's failure to destroy her with the machine gun that he apparently had.
-I'll admit, that machine gun thing was never explained in the movie, unless that was what Alfred meant when he said, "I'll be right here giving you instructions as you need them." Then again, he and LarryBoy lost contact at some point in the story, so yeah.
So, yes. The solution is straightforward...
...even though the Mother Weed turning into a flower afterwards was just a freebie for the citizens of Bumblyburg to see to prove that the monster has been defeated.
...even though the Mother Weed turning into a flower afterwards was just a freebie for the citizens of Bumblyburg to see to prove that the monster has been defeated.
1. The never-before-seen trailer for this movie may have made the Mother Weed even more scary!!!
I don't know if y'all know this or not, but there was an original trailer for this movie that didn't make the cut to be distributed as the official trailer, because it was said to be too dark for kids. This particular trailer can be seen on the DVD of this movie, but it would require some digging on the DVD.
Anyway, there's this one point where it cuts to the scene where LarryBoy comes across one of the small weeds and starts talking down to her, until the Mother Weed emerges from out of the darkness.
That scene alone would deem this trailer too intense for a kid to sit through.
That scene alone would deem this trailer too intense for a kid to sit through.
-It's kind of like a Rumor Weed version of Foxy emerging from his stage curtain in Five Nights at Freddy's.
It's that intimidating.
It's that intimidating.
-Even one of the people that made this movie was saying in an interview that the trailer was too much for the kids, which is stated at the beginning of the video when you find it on the DVD.
You know, I may not be a kid, but I can honestly say that that scene with the Mother Weed emerging from out of the darkness is, by far, one of the creepiest scenes in LarryBoy history. In fact, this trailer will be the subject of my next blog post.
So there you have it; this was my first throw-back character analysis, which was requested by you guys. That was pretty fun, actually. So if you want to request a review or anything, leave a comment or suggestion below, or follow me on my Facebook page, and also on Twitter: @vygonza1.
Whatsoever Critic
Sources:
LarryBoy and the Rumor Weed
Little Shop of Horrors
Five Nights at Freddy's
Courtesy: Big Idea/DreamWorks; The Geffen Company/Warner Home Video; and Scott Cawthon
So there you have it; this was my first throw-back character analysis, which was requested by you guys. That was pretty fun, actually. So if you want to request a review or anything, leave a comment or suggestion below, or follow me on my Facebook page, and also on Twitter: @vygonza1.
Whatsoever Critic
Sources:
LarryBoy and the Rumor Weed
Little Shop of Horrors
Five Nights at Freddy's
Courtesy: Big Idea/DreamWorks; The Geffen Company/Warner Home Video; and Scott Cawthon
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