The real 'why' can be a dangerous question to answer, though. :) "Daddy, why do the owls want to make the Sun go away forever?" "Well, Billy, it's because the

The real 'why' can be a dangerous question to answer, though. :) "Daddy, why do the owls want to make the Sun go away forever?" "Well, Billy, it's because the film is an expression of the cultural tension generated by the threat of nuclear warfare which faced American society in the 1980s when it was made. When they're singing about how the good guys are 'running out of batteries' it's giving you a context to interpret your experiences in a possible future in which you might have to hide out in a fallout shelter in the dark for days at a time." "Huh?"