Chicken Little – And err... the sky ain’t falling

Well I happened to see the movie today. It made me smile...but not laugh. The movie is good overall...its just that movies like Shrek, Finding Nemo, Ice Age and Madagascar have raised the bar and also our expectations.

So what is the movie about? Well... its about this little chicken who is having a bad phase in life and it all begins when ‘the sky falls on his head’... you will have to watch the movie to know what I mean. He becomes the butt of everyone’s joke and embarrasses his dad often... he has 3 close friends... a fish (fish out of the water) , a pig(Runt) and a duckling *ugly duckling* (forgot her name). So... its a journey of how this... lil hero of ours ...regains popularity and saves the world... well yeah... he kinna does that.

Just like many other Disney movies... this one too mocks Hollywood... this time the movies under spotlight were...Star Wars (Darius... you will love to know Runt watches Star Wars too...), War of the worlds, and Signs (there could have been others too)... There are certain songs too ... ‘staying alive’ ...and ‘ I will survive’. Well the ost of this movie is very good ...especially the opening song... ‘a cup full of...’.

So what makes this movie different from other animated movies? Great technical aspects is the answer. Well 1st of all...awesome sound...(do watch it in good cinema hall with Dolby or THX)...and then they have this amazing real-life camera sequences (its like when the camera moves along with a character...just like in Matrix...and I know cameras are not used to make animated movies)...great detailing in animation (you can actually see the shadows of each feather on the hero’s head) Father and son relation is under focus again (a bit different from...finding nemo)... the dialogues are OK...and the story lacks depth and feelings... this is where the movie falls short. Also... a few good sequences never make a great movie. Although the movie will attract kids... of a certain age group.

The movie is too short... barely over an hour... if we stick to its theme...its just like ‘chicken feed’... Though its worth a casual watch... the beginning and the end sequences are really well made... so lemme conclude by saying "Ain’t no mountain high enough...ain’t no valley low..." ... jaakar Chicken Little dekho...(burp!)...


Sahirr