Happy Feet
My mom picked up the DVD of Happy Feet last week, thinking that Rhianna would like it. Unfortunately, it’s a bit of a slow builder and Rhianna wouldn’t stay still long enough to really get into it. Later that night, tho, we all sat down and watched it.
In short, it’s a cute movie. It’s the story of "Mumbo" the penguin who was dropped by his father "Memphis" as an egg. Because of this he’s "different" that all the other penguins. In his tribe, the penguins all sing their heartsong (Which range from Memphis’s Elvis hits to other’s later Rap songs), but Mumbo doesn’t have one. Instead he can dance, and does so incessantly and continuously. This leads to him eventually being outcast from the tribe and finding another tribe where he’s accepted for his dancing skills, and eventually he returns triumphantly to his own tribe to get the girl.
From here, the movie takes an odd turn as the elders of the tribe blame Mumbo and his heretic dancing for the scarcity of the fish (?) that the tribe has been enduring. This starts a pretty blatant political angle to the movie where he goes to find the "aliens" (Humans) and explain to them (us) that we’re stealing their fish. It’s not as blatant as the Inconvenient Truth, but it’s a similar message, albeit wrapped up in cute fuzzy penguins and adlibs from Robin Williams.
It’s a cute movie, and the CG is impressive. Ranging from beautiful landscapes to several hundred coordinated penguins in breakout song and dance numbers, it’s a sight to see. The musical selections are pretty good too, covering the gamut from R&B to County, from Rap to Monk Chants. It’s pretty funny too, with most of the jokes voiced by Robin Williams as "Ramone" the penguin. It’s cute, and I think Rhianna will enjoy it if we can get her to sit through enough of it to get to the first song & dance number.
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