what animation is supposed to be

Rating: 9/10 (26 December 2006)

animation is supposed to take you to a place live action cannot, no matter what the style of animation this is its main function. happy feet has done this for me in a big way, it's everything i want to see from an animated film. but i think it works on deeper levels the script and cinematography are excellent. rather than just make another cute movie about fairytale characters gone wrong George Miller has made a film that happens to be animated.the scene where he pulls back from the penguin enclosure to show the earth floating in space is gut wrenching, what are we doing to this small planet floating in space?. a movie doesn't have to be better than this one or worse than that one it just has to stand alone as a film. to compare happy feet with Casino Royale is just foolish, they are what they are an animated family movie and a spy thriller.