Bunny (1998)

Perhaps it was “Donnie Darko” (2001) or maybe even “Watership Down” (1978) but I’ve sometimes found rabbits in movies actually quite menacing! It is probably safe to say, however,  that this “Bunny” has seen the last of her hopping days as she prepares some cake mix in her kitchen. There’s a pesky moth hovering about which she manages to coax out of the window but then it returns - only to find itself now an integral part of the mixture. Rather than fish it out, she shoves it all in a tin and into the oven. Extra protein, I suppose. Anyway, she’s a bit zonked now so retreats to her chair for a nap. At this point her oven starts to have delusions it’s a washing machine and the ensuing racket and bright light wakes her up and entices her in for a bit of reminiscing of nimbler days with her beau. It might be sacrilegious to say, but I couldn’t really tell that this was CGI crafted. The attention to the detail wasn’t quite Beatrix Potter, and I’m not sure just how aerodynamic the bug was, but there’s imagination at work here and maybe just a little bit of sadness too. Given the last few scenes, it’s perhaps not one for younger children just in case they are tempted to go exploring…