: In a first finished draft, the foxes saved themselves by tunneling into a local supermarket to steal food. Rejection of the "Shoplifting" Plot
But they are fantastic.
The film refuses to give an easy answer. Mr. Fox is not a good person (fox). He endangers an entire community for his ego. He gets his best friend Kylie (the brilliant Bill Murray) trapped. He loses his tail. Yet, by the end, he doesn't renounce his wildness. He simply learns to compromise. He leads a heist inside Bean’s supermarket to feed the community, proving you can be cunning without being cruel. Fantastic Mr Fox