Well, I have never seen the individuals in the Disney movie as anything other than little humans. Because they sure don't look like "fantasy creatures". Just little guys banding together to make a living as miners, away from people who would make fun of them.
I also feel that they were never intended to be human, but apparently people here disagree...
Regardless, as you point out, who fucking cares? :-/
It's a fantasy. Fiction. It does not fucking matter... facepalm
Well, I have never seen the individuals in the Disney movie as anything other than little humans. Because they sure don't look like "fantasy creatures". Just little guys banding together to make a living as miners, away from people who would make fun of them.