The first half of the film is amazing. Somehow the kind of music and animation that would make me inclined to dismiss a film as cheesy American drivel made the film feel awe-inspiring. Mrs. Brisby’s devotion was beautiful. Everything seemed to work just fine until the introduction of Jenner, whose personality clashes horribly with the rest of the film. It got worse when the amulet was introduced, and later when the house-moving scene happened and felt way too rushed, especially Jenner’s rapid outward moral decline (they way he instantly confessed killing Nicodemus felt idiotic). Finally, which is my biggest beef with the film, the amulet’s power, while supposedly symbolising the film’s main message, made that very message absurd. Had it at least been set up more properly I would’ve let it slide, but it felt like a rushed Deus ex Machina.
Finally, Jeremy’s antics got old really quickly, and while it was cute that he was thrown a bone at the end, it felt very forced.
I get that the film was made on No Budget, but as a viewer those were serious downsides that detracted a good deal of the second half’s value.
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The first half of the film is amazing. Somehow the kind of music and animation that would make me inclined to dismiss a film as cheesy American drivel made the film feel awe-inspiring. Mrs. Brisby’s devotion was beautiful. Everything seemed to work just fine until the introduction of Jenner, whose personality clashes horribly with the rest of the film. It got worse when the amulet was introduced, and later when the house-moving scene happened and felt way too rushed, especially Jenner’s rapid outward moral decline (they way he instantly confessed killing Nicodemus felt idiotic). Finally, which is my biggest beef with the film, the amulet’s power, while supposedly symbolising the film’s main message, made that very message absurd. Had it at least been set up more properly I would’ve let it slide, but it felt like a rushed Deus ex Machina.
Finally, Jeremy’s antics got old really quickly, and while it was cute that he was thrown a bone at the end, it felt very forced.
I get that the film was made on No Budget, but as a viewer those were serious downsides that detracted a good deal of the second half’s value.
8/10