Suprisingly deep and emotional tale about a penguin who dared to be different

Rating: 7/10 (6 February 2020)

A childhood favourite of mine, Happy Feet is by far the best animated film ever to come out of Australia. The animation itself has aged incredibly well after all these years as it tells an emotional tale of Mumble the penguin who just couldn't fit in with the rest of the crowd. George Miller has proven that he can direct a fine animated film with a gripping and emotional story. Animal Logic are very particular with their animation making sure that all the colours, details, motion and textures are as crisp as possible.
The writing is also sharp and very funny with some very good voice talent including a cameo from Steve Irwin. The film turns from a musical, to an adventure film and then gets surprisingly dark towards the end with an ending that is equally emotional as it is uplifting. It's a masterpiece of Australian 3D animation and Animal Logic should definitely start brainstorming ideas for the 3rd film to close the trilogy