
A nameless baby male elephant was just getting used to life in the herd, when poachers kill his mother, so he runs and gets lost. He's found by a grouchy female, Groove, the sister of a matriarch, who walks off disgusted with life in her herd. Not exactly wholehearted, she still takes the orphan under her wing, 'till we find your herd', but fails to find his herd, or a new home with males -who find him disrespectful and mouthy- or her own herd, which nicknames the kid whisper... (Full plot summary below)
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A nameless baby male elephant was just getting used to life in the herd, when poachers kill his mother, so he runs and gets lost. He's found by a grouchy female, Groove, the sister of a matriarch, who walks off disgusted with life in her herd. Not exactly wholehearted, she still takes the orphan under her wing, 'till we find your herd', but fails to find his herd, or a new home with males -who find him disrespectful and mouthy- or her own herd, which nicknames the kid whispers since his trumpeting is so weak. meanwhile the fear for poachers and (that is, in the movie) lions drives them north over the great river, a long and dangerous journey...
Leave your thoughts about Whispers: An Elephant's Tale.
| New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanIf even one audience member leaves more concerned with the evils of poachers than the pleasures of Pokemon, Disney's more than done its job. |
| New York PostLou LumenickThe story's a bore; its arrhythmic stutter of humor and drama, tension and calm never builds into any coherent emotional arc. |
| VarietyCharles IsherwoodThe unsophisticated, even crude result is not likely to win over too many tots. |
| The New York TimesLawrence Van GelderBrilliant film of nature has been warped into something jarringly unnatural. |
| User ReviewStefaniejoliSo cute and adorable, I love the brand new baby elephant, and she talks...so cute for my kids.... |