this is a perfect film!

Rating: 10/10 (16 August 2005)

This movie grabbed me from beginning to end, and on several levels. Childhood, friendship, love, respect for life, family, this movie moved me in so many ways. It is very funny, and so innocently heart-warming, with a deep message about faith, love, and sacrifice, carefully woven into the story. It is something when an animated film makes you laugh, but when it can make you cry too....that is fantastic. The cinematography is excellent and I felt the subtleties of the music also contributed so much to emotion of this film. Also, the acting was fantastic, there was great depth to all the main characters which made them very real to me. This film can definitely be appreciated by young and old. It is in my personal library.