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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2011 20:23:01 GMT
Frankly, I am really looking forward to this film that comes out tomorrow in France, because "animation not necessarily for children" is a fascinating subject. It's about a cat living in Algiers who is not really convinced by the theological premises of any of the big religions. And then he goes farther south in Africa and meets Tintin (how can there not be a pending lawsuit there?). On top of that, it's in 3D.
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Post by bixaorellana on May 31, 2011 20:44:34 GMT
Oh, I would go to see that in a heartbeat! The illustrations & animation are wonderful & I assume the dialogue is as clever as it sounds.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2011 20:24:08 GMT
I saw the movie today and absolutely LOVED it. The 3D was completely unobtrusive, but still added an interesting dimension to the story.
The cat's philosophy is magnificent and the story itself is fascinating, with a beginning in Algiers in the early 20th century, the arrival of a young Russian painter in strange circumstances, and a long trip across Africa with fascinating encounters. Religion plays a big part because the Rabbi Sfar teams up with his Muslim friend Sheikh Sfar (Sfar being a name shared by both cultures), but they meet quite a few people who are not at all open to different ideas. The Russian painter falls in love with an African woman, and they are married by the rabbi, who doesn't mind stretching the rules when faced with true love. There are also two violent deaths, so it is not at all a movie aimed at children, even though there were plenty of children when I saw it, and they seemed to like it, too -- I assume, though, that they had considerably different questions about events taking place than when they see traditional children's fare.
I really hope that this movie makes its way around the world.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jun 2, 2011 20:50:49 GMT
The 3D was completely unobtrusive, but still added an interesting dimension to the story. *snork!* It sounds absolutely fantastic. Also, if you look at children's book classics from an earlier time -- Alice Through the Looking Glass; the Princess & Curdy stories; French fairy tales, etc. -- it's obvious children are capable of accepting much more sophistication and subtle meaning than would seem possible. How wonderful to pull them in with a talking cat and then expose them to the same Big Issues as the adults are getting. You have made me reeeeally want to see this movie! |
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