Hence the "unless" indicating that I generally agree with this sentiment but know there are exceptions.

I immediately thought of that scene in whichever LotR movie where the Stewart of Gondor was eating while his son and his army were be slaughtered by the Orcs. Perfect example of why eating is not normally shown unless it's relevant to the plot. Don't know which was more abhorrent: the scenes of him shoveling food ingloriously into his gaping maw or the carnage paralleled outside.

Besides, I am of the mindset that NOTHING should be in an animation that's not crucial to the plot. To paraphrase Chekhov: if there is a gun hanging over the fireplace in the first act someone had better use it before the end of the play.

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