Short Movie Review: The Tale of Despereaux
This looks like a charming fairy tale about a cute mouse, and you may enjoy it more if you just approach it that way. You may be tempted to ask yourself various troubling questions, such as: Why are the bloodthirsty and uncivilized rats portrayed with somewhat Middle-Eastern-sounding accents and background music? What on earth is the convoluted moral the writers are trying to illustrate—on top of the simple platitudes about the virtues of honesty, honor, and bravery—about the nature of pain and forgiveness? What is the deal with the genie made of vegetables with the vaguely Italian accent? Allow yourself to ignore these questions, however, and instead you should have a good time watching cute animals and picking out which celebrities did the voices.
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Also, it make give you a hankering for a bowl of soup.
By Genevieve on 06.17.09 11:50 am
I did comment while watching that it kind of seemed like propaganda for the Soup Lobby.
By Jason on 06.17.09 12:29 pm
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