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01/01/2009: "The Tale of Despereaux"
It’s a good way to start out the new year, go see a movie! Heather, katelyn, and I took two visiting friends from Kansas City to see The Take of Despereaux, a story of a heroic mouse in a world of rats, soup, and sad kings.
It’s a throwback to a more traditional style of animated storytelling. Many contemperary animated films have a lot of action and slapstick comedy, and are very entertaining. If you have never seen movies like Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, or Shark Tale, you really are missing some fun times. However, Despereaux abandons the familiar pop culture references and comic relief commonly used today. The movie reminds me of old-fashioned fairy tale stories, even though the original book came out in 2004.
Man, what a way to make a living. Write a children’s book, make a movie out of it.