I must tell you, I am a bit bias when it comes to this film, being a vegetarian and an environmentalist Happy Feet is a motion picture after my own heart! Happy Feet follows the story of young Mumble (Elijah Wood, perfectly cast) an Antarctic Empire Penguin who is born completely unable to carry a tune, which is not a problem except that for these little creatures finding your “heartsong” is the only way to discover your true soul mate! Instead Mumble is born with some really happy feet, he can dance his flippers off but every time he opens his beak he’s sounds like puberty stricken teenager! His mother Norma Jean (the enchanting Nicole Kidman) thinks Mumble is just fine the way he is but his father Memphis (Hugh Jackman, one word, brilliant) isn’t so sure and neither is the rest of the community and poor Mumble becomes banished from home and stumbles upon some new friends some hilarious Latino penguins, the head of the amigos is Ramon (Robin Williams, who continues to delight and impress me). Mumble comes up with a plan to finally be accepted by his fellow penguins including Gloria (the charming Britney Murphy) the love of Mumble’s life. He decides his only chance at redemption is to find the source of the penguins’ current fish famine so he sets out on an extraordinary journey with his new compadres to help bring food back to his community. The film reaches its climax when Mumble comes face to face with the cause of the food shortage “aliens” as they call them, otherwise known as humans. This is a very educational film, fun to watch and really puts the way our world has become so dependent on animals and the effects that will have on earth and the creatures that live on our earth in later years. It has fantastic dialogue and is very easy to follow for visually impaired and sighted alike. I fell in love with Happy Feet; I even danced my way out of the theatre with my two little nieces! I’m sure it will have you dancing too!
(Warner Bros.)
Voices by: Elijah Wood, Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman, Robin Williams, Britney Murphy and Hugo Weaving
Rated: PG
Running Time: 108 mins
This film is currently available in MoPix descriptions.
