- “There, there, thats where the squirrel attacked us, and he had like rabies or something, and then there was this gross, naked amphibian thing...”
- ―Mackenzie.
Mackenzie and Shelby are minor characters in the DreamWorks film, Over the Hedge. They are sister scouts.
Background[]
Mackenzie[]
Unlike her sister Shelby, Mackenzie is thin. Mackenzie's most famous scene is the scene where she tries to hit a turtle named Verne with a thick book, but instead accidentally hits Shelby in the face. Although Mackenzie is shown to have contempt for Verne, she has compassion for Ozzie the Possum, crying when he is hit by a car. This shows that Mackenzie is one of the few, human characters in Over the Hedge that actually cares for animal life. Unlike Shelby, who admires the Verminator, Mackenzie has a look of disgust when the Verminator shows up to kill the animals. This further demonstrates Mackenzie's care for animal life and well-being. Mackenzie's most prominent character trait is how she is easily grossed out by the animals.
Shelby[]
Shelby can be seen as a symbol of the problems with American youth. She is chubby, cruel, and lazy. Instead of running away or telling Hammy to shoo, she smashes him with a thick book with all her might and sprays him with pepper spray, yelling "Take That!!!". Ironically Shelby has a badge in safety yet ignores the safety instructions to run away. After that Verne ends up on Shelby's face where she screams "Get it off!!" and to get it off Mackenzie attempts to hit Verne with the same book but instead accidentally hits Shelby if not giving Shelby a little taste of her own medicine. When Shelby and Mackenzie complain to Mackenzie's mother, Janis about Hammy, Janis tells them to go inside, have a cookie, and watch TV. When Shelby hears this, she does a fist pump to Mackenzie, instead of asking her mom if they should keep selling cookies. This demonstrates Shelby's lazy attitude which symbolizes kids today and their lack of work ethic. Shelby also has contempt for all animals as evidenced by her over the top, cruel treatment of Hammy of smashing him with a thick book and then pepper spraying him. This is also symbolized by her admiration of the Verminator as when he arrives, she looks up at him in admiration and lets out an "Oooooh." In essence, Shelby represents humanities lack of care or respect for animals or their habitats. Shelby is also extremely obese with a waistline to height ratio of 76.36 or in simpler terms is 4 foot 7 inches with a 42-inch waistline. The reason for this is explained by her desire to watch tv and eat cookies. She symbolizes human overconsumption of food, which is extremely parodied in Over the Hedge.
Trivia[]
- In most of her scenes, Mackenzie is shrieking "Eww!".
- Shelby favorite cookies are Love Handles and her favorite pastime is watching TV.
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