ROBINSON CRUSOE: Good old animation

Cast voice over: Matthias Schweighöfer, Kaya Yanar, Cindy aus Marzahn, Dieter Hallervorden, Aylin Tezel

Rated: 7/10

Not the time to release such a fun movie for kids considering examinations are on full blast and Hollywood films rarely make it beyond two weeks.

All the more so as this one would have been a roller-coaster for kids. It has everything that an animation should have — the colour, the character, the locale, the story and all the fun, frolic and humour.

Crusoe has been an adventurer story we have grown up on so kids are pretty familiar with his seas journey, the shipwreck and the lonely island he washes ashore on.

The animals on this island become his friends and it is satisfying to see how each one of them, be it a macaw, a parrot, hedgehogs or an old goat have their very own distinct character. The menacing ones, like the cats on prowl, look mean and menacing enough. The cute ones look cute and the bumbly ones bumbly, thanks to the animators’ exceptional editorial talent.

This one is a fun-filled film no one should miss due to their half-yearly exams. Hopefully it will be on screen much beyond October 1 when most schools will be over with the tests. 

Source: Sunday Pioneer, 18 September, 2016