Ginger sees Rocky's arrival as a means of escape, but her hope gives Rocky's abilities more credit than they're due. All these illustrate the dire nature of their situation, and once this is done, we know the movie will end with their great escape. The movie then wisely focuses on character development and revealing to us the trials and tribulations the chickens must overcome before they are finally free. The painstaking animation, done by moving clay models in miniscule amounts over time, comes off as a labour of love. Like with many other good animations, the voices, most of them British, are what make Chicken Run work so well.
Every single voice is executed perfectly.
I particularly liked the fact that the strongest character was female and Julia Sawalha pulls off a Ginger who deserves respect and admiration. Chicken Run is highly endearing, consistently attractive, and incredibly refreshing. While there's not one particular part in the film that had me rolling with laughter, I was constantly amused and at the end, left the theatre filled with euphoria.