One of the best animated musicals

Rating: 10/10 (4 December 2008)

This film I thought is one of the best animated musicals I had seen. This film is also about one's creativity, which I do not mind a bit. Now, this film is based on fact, since emperor penguin couples court each other and recognize one another by their unique calls or a "Heartsong" as it was known in the film.
Anyway, set in an emperor penguin colony, one female penguin, Norma Jean, sings the song "Kiss," whereupon a male penguin named Memphis sings "Heartbreak Hotel." Norma Jean chooses him as her mate. They couple and Norma Jean lays an egg. The egg is left in Memphis's care while Norma Jean and the other females leave to fish for several weeks. While the males are struggling through the harsh winter, Memphis drops the egg, briefly exposing it to the freezing Antarctic temperatures. The resulting chick (which is Mumble), has a terrible singing voice. However, Mumble has an astute talent for something that none of the penguins had ever seen before: tap dancing. This ability is frowned upon by the colony's elders, who don't tolerate deviance of any kind. As a result, poor Mumble is ostracized throughout his childhood, with only his mother and his friend Gloria to turn to for help.
Mumble then grows to an adult, still half-covered in fluffy down. Through a series of mishaps - mainly getting chased by a hungry leopard seal - the penguin finds himself far from his home and within a carefree colony of adelie penguins. He quickly befriends a small group of bachelors who form a club of sorts called the Amigos: the leader, Ramon, the brothers Raul and Nestor, and twin brothers Rinaldo and Lombardo. The Amigos quickly embrace Mumble's dance moves and assimilate him into their misfit group. So that's all I am telling you, you will have to see it for yourself.
Overall I love this movie. I don't have a favorite scene (as I said many times), and it does have excellent musical scenes and toe-tapping fun. Also Mumble & Gloria became one of my favorite animated couples.