"Animated movies are primarily made for children" is an outdated statement. Like any Hollywood hit machine, animated movies can also lure kids and adults alike and sweep the box office to become blockbusters. Numerous animated flicks have been made throughout the history of cinema. More than 100 years have passed since ‘Fantasmagori,’ the first animated cartoon by Émile Cohl that came out in 1908. Not to forget, Winsor McCay’s ‘Little Nemo (1911)’ and ‘Gertie the Dinosaur (1914)’, which are among the most popular movies of this genre. From the early animated movies, which were made by a team of animators drawing each frame manually with all the background and 217.68.242.110 character details, the medium has matured into a full-fledged genre that can represent all our dreams and fears. ‘The Gruffalo’ is a heartwarming tale of a mouse who sets out on a journey in search of a nut. Based on the classic children’s picture book written by Julia Donaldson, the plot revolves around the mouse’s journey through the dangerous woods, keeping himself alive from the claws of predators.
‘The Gruffalo‘ unfolds as a bedtime story narrated by a Red squirrel mother for her children. The mother presents the story as a parable of survival tactics and resilience. ‘The Gruffalo’ is directed by Jakob Schuh and Max Lang. The voice cast includes Helena Bonham Carter, Rob Brydon, Robbie Coltrane, James Corden, John Hurt, and Tom Wilkinson. ‘Wrinkles’ is a 2D animated movie based on the 2008 Spanish comic of the same name created by Paco Roca. The movie is centered around the friendship between two old men, Emilio and Miguel, who live in a remote care home. Emilio, who has Alzheimer’s disease, depends on Miguel and other inmates to cope up with the adverse conditions in the care home. Everyone fears to end up on the top floor which is also known as the ‘assisted’ floor for extreme cases. In order to save Emilio from the horrible floor, a gang of inmates plan a wild escape scheme. Though the plan doesn’t go as expected, it opens up a new door of hope for them.
Directed by Ignacio Ferreras, ‘Wrinkles’ features a voice cast of Tacho González, Álvaro Guevara and Mabel Rivera. ‘Ryan’ is an animated documentary tribute to the legendary Canadian animator decordeals.shop Ryan Larkin. The movie is created and directed by Chris Landreth and unfolds as a long conversation between Landreth and Larkin. Inspired by Landreth’s chance encounter with Larkin, ‘Ryan’ also incorporates interviews of Larkin’s ex-partner and colleagues. ‘Ryan’ shows clippings from ‘Walking’ and ‘Street Musique’, Ryan’s ground-breaking animated shorts. The movie shows Larkin as a burned out artist addicted to cocaine and alcohol during the ’70s. ‘Ryan‘ is a touching tribute to one of the most brilliant animators who ever lived. ‘Sita Sings the Blues’ is an animated retelling of the ancient Indian epic Ramayana. The movie centers around Sita, wife of Lord Rama, who accompanies him to the wilderness in a 14-year exile. When the demon king Ravana abducts Sita from their forest home, Rama embarks on a long journey which ends up in a bloody war with the mighty Ravana of Lanka to retrieve the love of his life. This has been generated with G SA Content Generato r DE MO.
Directed by Nina Paley, the movie also depicts a biographical narration of the filmmaker’s relationship with her husband. ‘Sita Sings the Blues’ is an experimental animated flick with tracks by Annette Hanshaw accentuating the story. The voice cast includes Annette Hanshaw, Aseem Chhabra and Bhavana Nagulapally. ‘Kirikou and the Sorceress’ is an animated folk tale based on the West African myths. The movie features a young boy named Kirikou and the people in his remote village. Kirikou is a talented boy who can speak and walk at a younger age. His village is cursed by the evil witch Karaba who devoured all males except one. The little boy embarks on an epic journey with the last man in his village, who is his uncle, in search of the evil witch. Little Kirikou and his little tricks are the last hope for the villagers. The movie is directed by Michel Ocelot and Raymond Burlet. ‘Kirikou and the Sorceress’ features Doudou Gueye Thiaw, Maimouna N’Diaye and Awa Sene Sarr as the voice cast.
‘The Last Unicorn’ is a Japanese-American animated movie based on the novel of the same name written by Peter S. Beagle. The plot follows a unicorn who learns from a butterfly that she is the last living creature in her race. The Unicorn sets out to find the truth behind the disappearance of all other unicorns. She befriends Schmendrick, an unsuccessful magician, and Molly Grue, a middle-aged woman who fancies unicorns. Their investigation ends up at the seaside castle of King Haggard, the keeper of the Red Bull. The king is obsessed with unicorns and captures them from all the places. The last unicorn prepares for the final showdown to save her race from extinction along with her best friends. ‘The Last Unicorn’ is directed by Jules Bass and Arthur Rankin Jr. and features a tremendous voice cast which includes Mia Farrow, Jeff Bridges, Angela Lansbury, and Christopher Lee. ‘Life, Animated’ is a touching documentary based on Ron Suskind’s 2014 book named ‘Life, Animated: A Story of Sidekicks, Heroes and Autism’.
