Ferdinand
Built to Fight. Born to Love.
Ferdinand, a little bull, prefers sitting quietly under a cork tree just smelling the flowers versus jumping around, snorting, and butting heads with other bulls. As Ferdinand grows big and strong, his temperament remains mellow, but one day five men come to choose the "biggest, fastest, roughest bull" for the bullfights in Madrid and Ferdinand is mistakenly chosen. Based on the classic 1936 children's book by Munro Leaf.
Wokeness: 0%
Overall Score: 80%
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Red Dwarf
It's About a Pacifist Bull; You'll Laugh, You'll Cry, You'll Moo
Woke? I could write an essay about whether a movie against the tradition of bullfighting is "woke", but since there are no other "modern audience" messages detected, I'll say No. It's fine. It's safe to let your kids watch, but watch it with them because you'll probably enjoy it, too.
What am I in for? It's The Story of Ferdinand, a bull who prefers flowers over bullfighting and the friends and enemies he meets along the way. The writing is clever, the voice actors excellent, the animation top-drawer, the music great, and the funny bits funny, which makes the emotional bits work even better. Kate McKinnon & Flula Borg are comedic standouts as Lupe & Hans, respectively (but also give a lot of credit to the animators). Enthusiastic recommend. 👍
Created: 05-31-2024
