Tom & Jerry cartoons, created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, first appeared in 1940. The iconic series follows the comedic rivalry between a cat named Tom and a mouse named Jerry, set in various locations ranging from a suburban house to outer space. Known for its slapstick humor and clever animation, Tom & Jerry has become one of the most beloved and enduring animated franchises, entertaining audiences of all ages for over eight decades.

Tom & Jerry

In the 2021 Tom and Jerry film, the mischievous duo find themselves in New York City, where Jerry takes up residence in a posh hotel just before a glamorous wedding is set to take place. Tom, hired to eradicate Jerry, inadvertently causes chaos amidst the wedding preparations. As the chaos escalates, the hotel’s events planner, Kayla, recruits Tom to help remove Jerry, leading to a wild and hilarious adventure filled with antics, mishaps, and unexpected alliances.

PARENTAL NOTES

Grab Bab

• In one of the early scenes, there’s a chalk outline of a cartoon mouse-sized body.
• In preparation for their upcoming wedding, the unmarried couple around whom the plot revolves share a hotel room.
• The Lord’s name is taken in vain at least once, and OMG is also said once.
• Someone yells WTF, but the “F” is interrupted by a loud sound.
• Spike is taken for a walk after having eaten burritos and takes a violent and loud offscreen dump.

WOKE ELEMENTS

Gender Studies

• Chloe Grace Moretz’s character “comedically” says, “I will catch the mouse. I’m not gender bias.”

Free Milk and Cow

• In preparation for their upcoming wedding, the unmarried couple around whom the plot revolves share a hotel room.

Me Man. Me Dumb. You Woman. You Smart.

• The plot revolves around a famous couple who is getting married within a few days. The groom is a man-child and an idiot, while the bride is intelligent and relatively together.
  • At one point in the film, she leaves him because he is going overboard with the wedding plans and is not listening to her wishes. However, the film and her character acknowledge that she hasn’t made her wishes known and expects him to read her mind.
    • This is treated as though it’s a perfectly reasonable position.
  • It goes so far that, at one point, the groom says to his bride-to-be something along the lines of “The next time that I have dreams, I promise to shut up and listen to you.”