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The most beautiful animated films are those capable of moving and making small and large audiences reflect. We have compiled one for you ad hoc list with the most suggestive titles for quality films, don’t miss them.
“The little prince”: not to forget how we were
The story of Saint-Exupéry dated 1943 is transformed into a film adaptation within everyone’s reach. The literary work, translated into various languages given its enormous success, is not by chance often proposed in educational programs to dissect its content and be able to appreciate it in its entirety. An airplane pilot rushes into the Sahara desert where meets a child by chance who asks him to draw a sheep. The two make friends, and the little prince begins to talk about himself, telling that he lives on the distant asteroid B 612, inhabited by three volcanoes and a rose.
Various protagonists appear on the scene, including a lonely old king who gives orders to his subjects – despite being the only inhabitant – a vain character who loves to be admired, an alcoholic who drinks to stifle his alcoholism, a businessman who spends his days counting the stars, thinking they are his, and others. Any character that interacts with the little Prince it is the voice of absurdity, of individualism and more generally of human vices, thus going to outline some of the stereotypes of modern society.
Why see it? Children can create a strong sense of empathy through the figure of the little prince who says “Grownups never understand anything by themselves, and it’s tiring for children to always be there to give them explanations.” The child is always bewildered by the encounter with the adult world, because he does not feel understood. The animated film, addressing issues such as the meaning of love, friendship and the meaning of life, is configured as a precious vademecum of sentimental education, making us reflect on the importance of emotional ties and sharing.
“Inside out”: knowing how to know one’s emotions
Between best animated films we remember “Inside out” by Disney Pixar released in the USA in 2015. In the mind of the eleven-year-old Riley Anderson five emotions coexist alternating: Joy, the exuberant girl with blue hair, Disgusto, who defends the girl from any external contamination, Fear, which activates an alarm bell to guarantee his psycho-physical wellbeing, then Anger, which unleashes strength and action when needed and finally Sadness, which alternates with Joy to teach Riley the importance of experiencing both moods.
The cartoon includes a double narrative trail: one that sees little Riley struggling with difficulties in the relationships with parents even after a sudden move that causes him discomfort, on the other hand the camera moves in his mind, where all the primary emotions interact in a swing, arousing sometimes sudden reactions.
“Inside out” presents in a simplified key some mechanisms put into action by our mind, with the aid of brackets created specifically to explain, on a practical level, what happens inside us, imparting simple but effective psychology lessons. The cartoon also introduces the theme of the unconscious through the figure of the clown – and the oneiric one. The message that the cartoon wants to launch is the need to experience all the moods in order to face the ups and downs of life. Joy exists because we must also know its opposite, Sadness, without which the state of well-being would be an omnipresent condition and therefore devoid of uniqueness.
Why see it? A dynamic and compelling cartoon which, in addition to being particularly pleasant to see, is configured in all respects as a life lesson that teaches to accept moments of happiness as sadness, leading Riley, a year later, to reconstruct her emotions through a panel of much more extensive control that allows it to have aricher and more complex emotionality.
“Balto”: the dog-man combination in a race for life
A animation film produced by Amblimation in 1995 inspired by a true story sees a dog (in the cartoon in the role of wolf dog) celebrated as a hero for getting the antitoxin to its destination in record time to defeat the diphtheria epidemic that hit Nome, Alaska. We are in 1925 and the disease affects various children causing their death, medicines cannot be transported by ship or area due to bad weather, so brave sled drivers alternate accompanied by as many daring dogs.
Balto was the dog that walked the last stretch, bringing the long-awaited medicine to the city on February 2. The dogs had traveled 674 miles in about 127 and a half hours instead of the 25 days expected by normal couriers, all at an average temperature of 40 degrees below zero. Leonhard Seppala, at the helm of Balto, he has always been aware that he and Togo had traveled the longest route, for this reason he went around the honors first with one, then with the other dog, receiving numerous praises. Today the incident is remembered through the statue of Balto in Central Park in New York.
Why see it? Among the animated films to see, it can not miss. A moving story made up of men and animals, a combination that has always been established and that can improve the fortunes of both. “Balto” is a winning example of how unity can achieve amazing results along with courage and determination. Finally, the cardboard touches the equality theme and bullying: the dog is transformed into a wolf dog in the cartoon, attracting prejudices and dislikes both from the other four legs and from humans, leading both in the end to re-evaluate his nature, so docile and generous as to allow him to establish a unbreakable bond with a goose.
“Kung fu Panda”: the panda struggling with martial arts
The Panda was presented out of competition at Cannes Film Festival 2008, receiving an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Film of 2009. Po, the film’s protagonist, is an adopted son of a spaghettinaro and refuses to follow his fate in the kitchen. For this reason he decides to try his hand at kung fu, which has always been attracted by heroes of combat. The comedy is dictated by the oxymoron between laziness, clumsiness and lack of coordination typical of the animal and its goal to be achieved in terms of speed and agility.
To help him, however, a good dose of courage, sympathy and determination intervene. In the cartoon take over Shifu, the lesser panda known as one of the most famous kung fu masters of China, Tiger, cold and courageous but with a tender heart, Monkey, the most agile of the 5 warriors, and Viper, characterized by a great sensuality and ability to fight. Many other names that appear that fill the scene between comic moments and fights free body.
The cartoon (of which multiple editions have been published) met with extraordinary success from both audiences and critics, grossing a whopping 631 744 560 dollars, earning the nineteenth world position in the ranking of the highest-grossing animated films. “Kung Fu Panda“It was a ‘exemplary cinematic work on how one can win over the public and critics in unison, a result that is not at all easy to achieve.
Why see it? Comedy is guaranteed, the Panda through his lazy disposition will redeem his great passion for the world of combat by carving out a role as a fighter that will make many change their minds. A plot capable of entertaining and reflect on the achievement of the objectives set thanks to constancy and self-confidence.
“The enchanted city”: Chihiro enters the adult world
A ten-year-old girl, Chihiro, reaches a city with her family that they discover is inhabited by yōkai (spirits). The parents are turned into pigs with a spell and Chihiro can not help but stay there to try at all costs to free them. One of the best animated films, considered by critics to be a true masterpiece by director Hayao Miyazaki. To testify there are the 330 million dollars grossed around the world that have allowed it to rise to one if not the main Japanese blockbuster.
Released in 2001, it even surpassed the Titanic (at the time at the top of the charts), remaining for 19 years the most loved film in the Japanese tradition. In addition to being one if not the best known film created by the director Miyazaki son of a huge international success recorded for a long time, the film rode the wave in a period in which Japanese animation was received with great fervor by film critics as well as that of the public.
Why see it? “The enchanted city” represents a summa of the author’s poetics. The cinematographic corpus is realized through the staging of the fabulous and magical dimension, behind which there is a hymn to the transition to adulthood. A different way to introduce children to the world of adults made up of courage and responsibility, accompanied by a farewell to the idyllic and innocent perception of the little ones.
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