Belen

I watched this movie when I was a little kid and to this day remember it very fondly and rewatch it from time to time. The visuals and world building is absolutely astounding for a children's movie that tend to be more low-key in those departments. I would say that the beauty of the environment was really what helped me work my imagination and art. The music is definitely another amazing thing about this movie, being able to capture the exact tone and mood for each and every scene that I feel many movies struggle with to this day. As for the story it is simple yet endearing - with complex character emotions that are not dragged out into oblivion. None of the characters felt 2d or like they were just there to offer the most basic support to the main characters - every character had a distinct role in the story and in the profecy of the World Gobbler's return. Overall a great movie to show your kids and even adults, especially if they have a penchant for the arts and fantasy!

It has a great message, gorgeous graphics and amazing character design as well as very children friendly !!! The rest is not so great though ... A lot of the songs were very out of place and used as a way to skip dialogue between characters, making a lot of their relationships and interactions really forgetful and overall meaningless. There wasn't much room for obvious character development for any of the cast because half if the time it was spent singing popular songs of the period instead of truly delving into their feelings and the problems at hand. The main characters' love was because of their shared hatred of 'cute' stuff and 'love' and fell in love because they were both edgy and sang somewhat alternative (rock). That itself isn't necessarily wrong with not having a petite little damsel as the main character but it was the way they chose to demonstrate her character that made her slightly annoying. I see that they were trying to have a strong female lead but she was spending so much time singing instead of talking that her toughness is really not shown through well and appears more as a rebellious phase than her true personality whilst not being blindsided by love. It would have been an easy 10 star movie had it had original music and actual dialogue between characters that got the message through. It definitely had very cute and funny moments but its still not enough to recommend it to anyone. ☹️