Friday, November 28, 2008

"Boys like Peter are not afraid of wolves..."

Peter & the Wolf
2006; UK; 29 min.

Director: Suzie Templeton
Screenplay: Sergei Prokofiev, Suzie Templeton, Marianela Maldonado
Music: Mark Stephenson

Cast:
n/a

This short film is the most current adaptation of the famous tale of "Peter and the Wolf." At this year's Oscars, "Peter and the Wolf" won the award for the best animated short film. This film has won many other awards in other countries as well. I had never heard this famous story before, although I have heard of it. The story was semi-interesting. The animation was pretty good. (I guess I just didn't get that into this, so I'm not exactly overly enthusiastic in my post now.) I liked the scene where the animals were ice skating. The lesson about forgiveness at the end of the story was interesting. I don't really think that the lesson was so easily extracted from the film. After watching, I knew that there was some moral lesson, but couldn't figure it out. Maybe it was because I wasn't paying thorough attention, maybe it was the film's fault... I'm not sure. Either way, I'm not exactly a fan of "Peter and the Wolf."

iRate: 1.75/5 keys

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