One could say I have a thing for rodents; Mickey, The Rescuers, Secret of Nimh, An American Tail… Ratatouille and Flushed Away…
Or, one could continue to confirm my theory about Hollywood Dopplegangers, where one film is made, an other has to be made on the same subject. (OK, I could list about a hundred movies, but I won’t)
The Tale of Despereaux starts off with a Rat… in a kitchen… with soup… see where I’m going here?
Now, unlike other cloned movies, this is where the story departs from it’s Pixar twin. The story follows Despereaux, a small mouse (even for their standards) with big ears.
Eventually, Despereaux meets up with Princess Pea (Emma Watson), who lives locked up in the castle, longing for freedom They then crosses paths with downtrodden Roscoro and depressed jailer Gregory.
To make sure the audience isn’t lost in the story, the story is occasionally ‘paused’ by the narrator (Sigourney Weaver).
The film runs roughly 100 minutes, and yet still feels as though it could have been trimmed a bit.
That said, I have to say the modeling, texturing, lighting and animation is definitely on par with the big boyz.
Rating: 
Popularity: 32%
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