Charlotte's Web is an animated film from 1973 based on E.B. White's classic children's novel of the same name. It focuses on a little pig named Wilbur who is saved from slaughter by a young girl on her father's farm. Wilbur befriends a spider named Charlotte who saves his life again from the chopping block through her clever words. Though Charlotte passes away at the end, the film emphasizes the importance of friendship and dealing with the realities of life and death.