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Review: Happy Feet
Two weeks ago, the kids and I went to see Happy Feet. I wanted to walk out about 5 minutes into the movie. The movie had several stories going on, and within the first five minutes, the audience was hit with penguins singing lusty songs lustily to one another. Time and again Hollywood works to trick us into watching cartoons that are better suited for adults. They could have used less suggestive songs and portrayed the same actions going on.
My 10 year old son lost interest in this movie pretty quickly. My 6 year old daughter loved the dancing. I was saddened by the bad science information (the egg that the father dropped would not have survived, they freeze almost instantly and it is practically impossible for the father to get the egg back up on his feet once he has dropped it.) I also couldn't figure out why Mumble's feathers took so long to molt properly. I think it was perhaps to emphasize him sticking out from the crowd and to help others identify him easily. At any rate, it was scientifically unsound. And then there was the whole environment twist. And of all the countries that Mumble could wash ashore it...isn't amazing that it was America instead of say Australia or somewhere in Africa...I
I don't mind giving my children environmental information, but I prefer to do it in a factual way, not covered up in a bunch of dancing and mumbo jumbo. If you want to see a good movie about penguins, watch The March of the Penguins. It is excellent!
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March 24, 2007 1:59 PM
