And you are holding back something special from your kids as well, for while these films take themselves seriously and should perhaps be screened before being shown to some younger, more sensitive audiences, they are among the most powerful
animated tales being told today, and they deserve to be allowed to wow you.
Not exact matches
In Tangled, the Walt Disney Company's new
animated, feature - length, 3 - D adaptation of «Rapunzel,» critic Armond White finds, sadly, that the story of the girl with the very long locks not only «has
been amped up from the morality
tale told by the Brothers Grimm into a typically overactive Disney concoction of cute humans, comic animals, and one - dimensional villains,» but also that the film's «hyped - up story line... gives evidence that cultural standards have undergone a drastic change» in the decades since Walt Disney first set out to charm both children and adults with his
animated retellings of fairy
tales.
In Tangled, the Walt Disney Company's new
animated, feature - length, 3 - D adaptation of «Rapunzel,» critic Armond White finds, sadly, that the story of the girl with the very long locks not only «has
been amped up from the morality
tale told by the Brothers Grimm into a typically overactive Disney concoction... Continue Reading»
The half hour
animated film based on the much - loved children's picture book written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler
is a beautiful portrayal of the book
telling the
tale of the happy go lucky father's epic journey across the seasons to make it home in time for Christmas.
If you feel as though you've
been tortured by what the
animated slate of 2017 has offered you this year, «Coco's» bold and vivacious wonders, that
tell an engaging and captivating
tale,
is a phenomenon, acting as a piece of poetry, whose themes center on family and dreams.
Based on the Marvel comic book of the same name, Disney's Big Hero 6
is a 3D computer
animated movie that
tells the
tale of a robotics prodigy kid and his adorable robot companion trying to capture a technological terrorist in the fictional city of San Fransokyo.
Although the technical skill of Pixar's work
is undeniable, much of their success stems from the ability to craft stories that engage audiences young and old.Whether
telling tales of
animated insects (A Bug's Life), superhero families (The Incredibles), talking automobiles (Cars) or lonely robots (WALL - E), their features connect with both children and adults, making for a cinema experience the whole family can enjoy.
It
's not coincidental that we
're following up «Life,
Animated» with a new take on a timeless
tale once
told by the Mouse House themselves, «Beauty and the Beast.»
Based on the Marvel comic book of the same name, Disney's Big Hero 6
is a 3D computer
animated movie that
tells the
tale of a robotics prodigy kid and his adorable robot companion trying to capture a technological te... Read On
Takahata
is best known for his touching war tragedy Grave of the Fireflies (1988) and while this latest isn't quite up there with his masterpiece, it
's still a beautifully
animated, well - acted, well -
told version of the 10th century Japanese folk -
tale on which it
is based.
Noah's Ark will
be the first
animated feature for Unified, and will
tell the well known biblical
tale from the perspective of the animals.
In addition, there
are two more Gerald McBoing Boing cartoons, and an
animated version of Poe's The
Tell -
Tale Heart, narrated by James Mason.
Always the entertainer, CEET, can often
be found
telling an
animated tale to a crowd of wide - eyed listeners.