Soul – The animated movie that kids won’t understand now, but will return to later
Many of you have probably heard about or seen the new Pixar animated movie Soul. If you didn’t, then you should stop reading this and go watch the movie right…
Private: Circe: On Circe Being a Woman
He asked me once, why pigs. (…) “Why not?” I said. (…) After I changed a crew, I would watch them scrabbling and crying in the sty, falling over each other, stupid…
Private: Circe: On Her Language
But in a solitary life, there are rare moments when another soul dips near yours, as stars once a year brush the earth. Such a constellation was he to me. There…
Private: SurLaLune
We always go back to the origins of any kind of species, this including the literary species as well, don’t we? Read on …
An Animal Dilemma for Children to Solve
Michael Pollan proves to be versatile enough to devise two versions of The Omnivore’s Dilemma: the initial one, subtitled A Natural History of Four Meals, written for adults and a second one, subtitled The Secrets Behind What You Eat which is an abridged and rewritten Young Readers Edition, meant for a juvenile audience. Of course, in the latter version the disturbing details of … Read on …
“Zootopia” – A family movie that has so much more to offer
One reason why this animated movie was so well received by the critics and the general public is that it has a little for everyone: children just love the dreamy and idealistic little rabbit Judy Hopps, in combination with the slick and cunning fox, Nick Wilde. As for the grown-ups… Read on …
“I Speak for the Trees” – The Lorax (2012)
I think “The Lorax” is a good story for nowadays society. First written in 1971, the story written by Dr. Seuss is rather suggestive: everything depends on us; everything depends on our choice to change small things and then, to change the world. The movie produced by Chris Renaud and Kyle Balda outstretches the plot on more topics. Read on …
In the rabbit’s clothes – “Peter Rabbit, the movie” (2018)
In ”Peter Rabbit, the Movie” the gentle tone of the classic tale has been replaced by a more dynamic and funny tone, as befits contemporary times. Read on …
The new and the old “bear” no comparison
The recent adaptations of “The Jungle Book” and “The Lion King” use the latest visual effects to make you feel “Hakuna Matata” while enjoying the “bare necessities” from the old Disney animations. Read on …
Ink and Dust: Cornelia Funke‘s World
If you were a character, how would you feel meeting your creator, the author that invented you? Read on …