Getting By, Dreaming Big

 The Tale of Desepereaux

The other movie I watched on the plane rides (aside from Duplicity & 17 Again (twice)!) was The Tale of Despereaux.  Let’s face it, there wasn’t a ton to choose from.  I love keeping up on Disney movies though…they were such a staple when I was growing up.  (Remember the Disney Sunday night movie, that was THE BEST!)

The premise of The Tale of Despereaux is that Despereaux is a mouse who doesn’t act like a mouse, he is swayed by tales of heroism and bravery.  At the time of his birth a terrible tragedy occurs in the Kingdom of Dor, putting the entire Kingdom in mourning, but especially the King.  As Despereaux breaks all of the mouse rules, he ends up becoming the unlikely hero his mouse community needs.  Not only does it benefit his mouse community but the Kingdome of Dor as well.

This is a classic disney tale, filled with morals and important messages, woven into animation meant to enthrall kids.  The usual story plots ensue:  “be true to yourself”, “forgiveness”, “be good to others”, “enjoy & live life”, etc.  It was kind of a combination of Ratatouille and Dumbo if you were to ask me. 

While this is obviously a movie meant for children, it made for a good airplane watch, and ultimately I’m glad I saw it. 

Overall Rating:  3 1/2 stars

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What is your favorite animated movie?  I think mine is Toy Story (in Spanish it is even more hilarious!)