RATING:
G
RELEASE:
March 21, 2003
TIME:
75 minutes
STARRING THE VOICES OF:
John Fiedler, Jim Cummings,
Andre Stojka, Kath Soucie, Nikita Hopkins, Peter Cullen, Ken
Sansom, and Tom Wheatleyvn
DIRECTOR:
Francis Glebas
PRODUCERS:
Michelle Pappalardo-Robinson
WRITER:
Brian Hohlfeld
DISTRIBUTOR:
Walt Disney Pictures/Buena Vista
GENRE:
Animated /Comedy
INTENDED AUDIENCE:
Children
CONTENT:
(BBB, CCC, V) Moral Christian worldview featuring
self sacrifice, love, compassion, and all the cardinal virtues;
no foul language; some action moments such as Piglet and Pooh
caught on the end of a log, hanging over a waterfall, bees
chase Pooh and his friends, but nothing terribly frightening;
no sex; no human nudity; and, nothing else objectionable.
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MOVIE
REVIEW
Piglet's Big Movie
Ted Baehr
Publisher, Movieguide Magazine
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-- Piglet's Big Movie is absolutely adorable. If you've become slightly
cynical about animation, especially children's cartoons from well-known
sources, Piglet's Big Movie is the cure. Not only was it well crafted,
but they tested it before the right audience - the filmmaker's child's
first grade class. Based on this discerning group, they cured the movie
of any and all problems.
The movie starts out with Pooh, Tigger, Eeyore, and Rabbit trying to
trick a bunch of bees into leaving their hive so that they can get Pooh's
favorite food, honey. When Piglet comes along, they tell him he's too
small to help. However, when the bees get angry, unbeknownst to his friends,
Piglet is the one who saves the day. Needless to say, they don't notice,
and Piglet goes off into the 100-acre wood feeling rejected - too little
to help anyone.
In the woods, Piglet helps a little bird find its nest and helps several
other animals as well, failing to realize that he actually is a constant
help to everyone around him. Soon Pooh and others realize that Piglet
is gone. They go to his house and find his "Book of Remembrances,"
a book with drawings of some of their most famous adventures. They decide
to find Piglet by following the book to each of the adventurous spots
in the hundred acres wood. As they recall each adventure, they realize
it was really Piglet's adventure; such as, getting to know Kanga and her
little son, Roo, finding the North Pole in the hundred acre wood, and
building a house at Pooh Corner for Eeyore. When they lose the book in
a stream, they go back to Piglet's and create drawings of all the wonderful
things Piglet has done, even portraying this compassionate, loving Piglet
in full armor - suggesting the armor of God.
Piglet, as a matter of fact, seems to reflect the great definition of
love in 1 Corinthians 13:3-13, since he never thinks of himself, he's
always humble, always caring for others, and always patient. Eventually,
of course, good triumphs, and the ending is enough to make even the most
hardhearted reviewer cry.
This wonderful animated movie is deeply enhanced by Carly Simon's songs.
The animation is traditional and winsome, a delight to all the children
at the 10:00 Saturday morning screening. The voices are well conceived.
Tagged by Walt Disney himself to play Piglet, legendary character actor
John Fiedler still makes a fantastic Piglet. Each character has tremendous
personality, and each character reflects the foibles of real human beings.
Owl pontificates, Rabbit starts out being negative but always comes around,
and Pooh is pure love with a hungry stomach. Each one has distinct personalities,
yet the distinctions are positive and not demeaning. The whole creative
team behind Piglet's Big Movie needs to be congratulated.
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