Here are some of the things that will stand out only to adult viewers ofThe Secret Life of Pets.
This doesn’t seem like the safest method of transporting your beloved pooch.
If the pair did get into an accident, Katie might not be able to help Max.
What happens if she falls off her bike and is knocked unconscious?
Max could be dognapped or run off in the time it takes someone to call 911 to help them.
According toCleveland Clinic,800 bicyclists are killed each year and half a million end up in the emergency room.
Two thirds of deaths and one third of the injuries involve the head and face.
It looks like Katie needs a crash course in street safety!
How does Katie afford this apartment?
New York City is notoriously expensive.
Fortunately, Katie seems to be doing pretty well for herself.
She doesn’t even have to share the space with a roommate!
So, we’ve got to ask, what does Katie do for a living?
Landlords typically require that a tenant’s annual salary be40 times the cost of their monthly rent.
That would be a pretty impressive salary, especially since Katie seems pretty young.
As such, it makes sense that it takes some liberties withthe anatomical structure of house pets.
This isn’t anything new.
Animated films have long excluded certain anatomical details from animals.
Take101 Dalmatians, for example, wherenone of the dogs have visible reproductive organs.
The same holds true forLady and the Tramp,The Aristocats, and a host of other films.
It’s completely understandable that animators think it’s best to portray animals in such a way.
She later goes to the refrigerator where she contemplateseating an entire chicken.
While it’s a comedic moment, adults may notice that Chloe is exhibitingsigns of a potential eating disorder.
Fortunately, he’s a friendly pupper who just wants to make friends with his new roommate, Max.
He excitedlymeets his new canine pal, although he isn’t given the most welcome of greetings in return.
The two dogs might even have ended up fighting each other, leading to some serious injuries.
It doesn’t appear that thereisany contact information on thetags worn by the furry characters.
This is especially true in a massive city like New York.
At the very least, their tags should have a phone number.
Shouldn’t someone be checking up on Pops?
Pops lives what seems like a pretty good life.
Animals regularly congregate there, making Pops something of a celebrity.
Pops requires the use of a doggie wheelchair to get around.
Someone should really be keeping an eye on him.
As far as Pops' owner knows, the aging dog is left alone all day.
Are the writers of the film calling out gentrification?
At one point in the film,the Flushed Pets are chasing Max and Duke.
“They’re going to Brooklyn,” says Snowball.
Many people areprotesting this gentrification.
The homage to Grease is epic
Like most dogs, Max and Duke love food.
In this dream,sausages sing and dance.
To kids, this scene is a feel good number with a couple of cute pups.
Adults, though, will recognize that the song the sausages are singing is from the musicalGrease.
I like to think the ‘I love it’ outweighs the ‘what the heck was that?’
Sadly, this wasn’t always the case.
Back in 2003, only a quarter of the animals who entered the city’s shelters found homes.
The rest were euthanized.
In 2017, however, 90 percent of thepets in shelterswere released.
NYC has light traffic?!
In the movie, it seems like traffic moves fairly quickly.
Towards the end of the film, animal control shows up within just a couple minutes of being called.
NYC is notorious for having some of theworst traffic in the entire country.
Thefreely moving traffic portrayed in the filmis rarely seen in the city.
