Thursday, November 30, 2006

Watched: Happy Feet

Happy Feet

Emperor Penguins required a unique heart song to seek their soul mate.
However Mumble ,due to an accident (or rather the negligence of Memphis his father), is born tone-deaf but he had an amazing ability to tap dance. Whereas others uses singing to convey their inner emotion, Mumble dances.

However he was regarded a freak and was quickly outcasted by his community and was distanced by his father (due to his father's own guilt). He wasn't alone despite this, having his mum Norma Jean and Gloria his childhood sweetheart by his side (who incidentally named Mumbles).

In the graduation porm, Mumbles was isolated to an iceberg after repeatedly disrupting the party with his singing (kinda of a banshee shriek) when he cannot contain himself.

The next morning he awakes to be attacked by a seal. After successfully made the seal retreated, Mumbles was jointed by the Amigos of the Adelie. Whereas outcasted by his own, Mumbles was regarded absolutely cool by his ability to dance and his rather daredevil ways. That of course Amigos are misfits too (or perhaps lazy. They refuse to find a mate via collection of love stones for nests)

During a 'body surfing' trip, Mumbles noticed a Crane (Machine. Not animal).
And that probes him to find some answers as he had heard of 'aliens' stealing all 'their fishes'.

His quest for answers lead him to Lovelace. A rockhopper penguin with a six pack ring on his neck. He was chased away by Lovelace when Lovelace avoid the questions about the 'aliens'.

Mumbles returns to the Emperor penguins but only to be banished forever because of his happy feet behaviour causes the younger penguins to follow suit. The Elders blamed him for the lack of fishes. Mumbles didn't want to be a scapegoat and vows to bring the truth back.

Mumbles return to find Lovelace chocked with the plastic ring. Determine to help Lovelace and uncover the truth, Mumbles took Lovelace and the Amigos on a journey to a human colony.

Mumbles finally saw the humans. Instead of getting rid of himself the crime he was accused of and return to the Emperor Penguin Community, Mumbles seeks to resolve the issue. He gave chase to the ships into the open sea but to no avail.

Drifted and beached, Mumbles was taken to a Zoo. Depressed and lost, Mumbles is also losing his identity. Until one day, he realised his Happy Feet behaviour caught the hearts of the Humans.

Eventually this led to his release and he returned to Antartica and his home.

Mumbles eventually went into a showdown with the Elders and reunited with his family and his love Gloria.

The whole penguin tribe dance and finally made the Humans stop stealing the fish from the Antartica.

A wonderful ending isn't it???

Or not???Because the enviromental message somehow comes along twisted. Ironically the Penguins are not in anywhere close to "THREATEN" even. Actually if I start seeing animals behaving out of the norm, I likely bulldoze their homes and capture them to make sure they are not diseased (and the disease is not HAZARD LEVEL). Strangely......the dancing portion is kind of Charlotte's Web (AKAN DATANG on your screen soon).

Also this movie question blind faith (which is good) but I just hope that children will not mimic Mumble's

"Don't ask me to change Pa. I can't."

if they are asked to stand in line.

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