In an age when thoughtful, well-executed cartoons saturate the market, The Iron Giant, a new animated feature based on the late British poet laureate Ted Hughes' story of suspicion, misinterpretation, and friendship, stands ahead of the pack. His single mother, Annie, works hard in a diner every day. It's an idyllic small town, but it's also a frightening time to be a kid. After a particularly bad storm one night, strange stories begin to surface. A fisherman says he came face to knee with a giant metal man standing in the sea.
People scoff, blaming booze.
But Hogarth is intrigued. This is bigger than, I don't know, television. And hijinks ensue. But, as is the case in all science fiction, there must be the government guy. At first, he scoffs at reports of the metal man.