"Abominable" tackles the long-standing animated trope of coping with death. While it carries a similar weight to recent entries, it lacks the pristine execution and organic levity of its predecessors. Death is an inevitability of life that all must eventually face, though many of us experience it among our friends and family too soon on our journey. Animation studios have made this trauma a regular occurrence, in catalyzing a protagonist on their adventure or as a subplot that drives the emotional narrative of the tale.
