This film is set in the arctic amongst a colony of Emperor Penguins and won an Academy Award for the best animated feature film of 2006. Emperor Penguins are born to sing and each and every one of them has their very own heart song which they use to find their soulmate. Everybody but young Mumble that is, he was dropped when he was an egg and was laughed at when he tried to sing; instead he was born to dance – tap dance! His father told him not to dance, that it was “un-penguin” like behaviour and saw him as an embarrassment while his mother encouraged him to be who he was and loved him unconditionally. Nevertheless he was different and was regularly laughed at and eventually got kicked out of Emperor land. Undeterred he set off, with some new friends who thought his dancing was cool, on his own mission to find out why the colony of penguins were so short of fish. Without giving the whole story away too much, Mumble embarks on an adventure that leads him to Penguin heaven and back and brings the fish back to Emperor Land, all because of his distinctive dancing talents and in doing so proves that by being true to yourself you can make a difference to the world! And in addition he managed to woo his true love Gloria without a heart song!
This is an excellent film that will be loved by anybody of any age, it is a real family movie. It is a feel-good, easy watching movie with a funny and lovable main character that makes the perfect film for a relaxing afternoon. If you have seen and enjoyed films such as Shrek, Ice Age, Monsters Inc and Robots then you will love this! I think it is definitely worthy of its Academy Award and it is a film I would enjoy watching over and over again without getting bored of it.
One of my favourite bits of the film was when he first hatched out of his egg and danced over to his father, laughing. His Dad asked, “Son, why are you laughing?” ”I’m happy,” replied Mumble. “Well what’s wrong with your feet?” “Umm, they’re happy too!” …….. And so the name Happy Feet was born!
The film lasts for 104 minutes and involves many big names such as Nicole Kidman, Robin Williams, Elijah Wood, Hugh Jackman and Brittany Murphy who all voice their characters brilliantly. It is classified as a G. The graphics and the pictures on this film are realistic and all the penguins’ heart songs featured in this film are well known classics so the soundtrack for this movie will be great as well.
The only thing I found disappointing with the DVD were the Special Features. All that features is an interview with George Miller (the director and writer) which I got bored of so only watched half way through, and the theatrical trailer for the movie.
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Advantages: If you really, really, really like penguins then this is for you. Disadvantages: 2 hours watching animated penguins sing and dance against an unchanging white background.
lollie67 02.01.2007 (02.01.2007)
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