
Adaptation of Russell Hoban's novel about two mechanical toy mice, and their quest to become "self-winding".... (Full plot summary below)
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Adaptation of Russell Hoban's novel about two mechanical toy mice, and their quest to become "self-winding".
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| User ReviewCharles AA superb and clever piece of animation. "Do what you're wound up to do, not what you want to do." |
| User ReviewEtienne DWow, that was dark. I've seen a lot of disturbing things in movies but this is the first time I've ever watched a film where a child gets bludgeoned to death. I doubt a movie with a scene like that will ever be rated G again. |
| User ReviewTodd AIt might not have the sharpest animation, but with its philosophical themes and fun jazz tunes, The Mouse and His Child can be both thought provoking and equal parts heartwarming. |
| User ReviewBells BI used to watch this film a lot as a child, even now there are a couple of places in the film that will bring tears to my eyes. It's a very moving film that poses a lot of interesting questions, most of which as a child you'll miss and will only pick up on as an adult. It's certainly not a happy film but it is a beautiful one & I wish they would release it on DVD. |
| User ReviewPaul JThis hidden gem is a great find. It's very dark, intelligently written with acclaimed voice actors. The animation style is beautifully old-fashioned (reminiscent of The Secret of Nimh) and the story is heart-breaking. It gets surprisingly surreal and quite epic in the end. They sure don't make them like this anymore. In some respects it's as much for adults as it is for kids. It's worth tracking down this haunting little jewel, especially if you enjoy animation that is slightly odd and esoteric. |
| User ReviewSteven KThis movie is FUCKED UP! Or rather, the story is a fucked-up one. As a child, I could never connect with the film, and thought it was just stupid. Something brought me back to it as an adult and I was surprised at how much depth I clearly missed when I was younger. The movie is chock-full of flaws, from bad pacing to bad image-scaling (characters sometimes appear smaller than others and sometimes they're all the same size), but the story triumphs over the film's production values. Sociological, psychological, political and religious themes all abound in this movie, concluding with a theme I consider very important - redemption. The film may have been ahead of its time and lacking an audience, both on merits of maturity, but there's no better time than now to revisit this underrated tale. |
| User ReviewGraham MAn animation that's often weird and occasionally dark but ultimately insubstantial. |