Watership Down,
a British animated feature, is not a simple story, nor a story that can be lightly
followed. It takes attention, thinking, and involvement to follow the
storyline. But, while not well received in the United States, the movie is a completely,
not-to-be-missed, more than interesting, good rendering of the importance of
perseverance, instinct, and fight necessary to find, establish, and keep a safe
home. Told through the eyes of rabbits, the film thoroughly and creatively explores
life, death, the importance of females to the continuation of species, and the
link to higher forces to successfully navigate even the most difficult of
situations. Even though this film has all these good things, there is a down side to this film. It has little to no character development and the plot is a a little hard to follow as the story moves from warren to warren.
Film Poster Courtesy of Wikipedia
Storyline
A colony of rabbits needs to find a new warren.
Additional Thanks
Thank you to Director and Producer Martin Rosen for his directing efforts. Cast includes: Richard Briers, John Hurt, Michael Graham
Cox, John Bennett, Simon
Cadell, Terence Rigby, voiced by Roy Kennear, Richard O’Callaghan, Denholm Elliott, Lynn Farleigh, and Zero Mostel.
Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?
Yes. The film may have little character development and the story may need a better plotline, but the upside is: the movie has 'impact' in that it is memorable, multi-layered, and appeals to the intellect due to its depth and value. The movie easily earns multiple watches because of the intellectual storyline.
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