Directed by : Zack Snyder.
Run time : 97 min.
I have to admit, I got a thing for animation movies. Especially with the kind of stories being told in them (shrek, up, wall-e, 9 etc), they have become irresistible.
Zach Snyder is a big enough name to be taken very seriously, with movies like 300 and watchmen to his credit. So expectation were huge from this film and the movie doesn’t disappoint.
This is a story about two young owl brothers Soren and Kludd. They got adoring parents and cute lil sister. Soren is a dreamer and always wants to reach out to stars, thinks of myths and legends that their parents tell them and keeps his lil sis mystified by telling her those stories again and again.
Kludd on the other hand is a practical no nonsense and ambitious owl. Once while their parents were away the brothers fall down from the tree and got kidnapped by evil owl army of “Metal beak”.
They were slaved and forced to stay against their wishes. Kludd sees an opportunity to grow and gets corrupted by the riches offered while Soren maintains his innocence and decides to flee.
And thus the adventures begin. How Soren and his merry band of friends find the TREE of ga’hoole and play a pivotal role in the fight of good against bad is the rest of the story.
The story has been done numerous times before but the treatment is different. The animation flawless, the production quality – very high standard and the story telling supreme.
The fight sequences are beautiful to watch and the music is absolute fun.
It will appeal to the kid in all of us
Rating: ***1/2
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