I always hated the citizens of Fantasy Land in this movie. They don’t do shit to help stop the Gmork, and then when Atreyu is the only one who volunteers they make fun of him and demand that he do it without any weapons. Plus they’re just grotesque looking, not a looker in the bunch.

Funny you post this -- recently rewatched the German version of this film, and this scene (slightly longer in that version) stood out so much. It applies so much to what we see happening in current day society.