An American Tail (1986)

Posted : 1 year, 6 months ago at Apr 25 15:44

You dont notice how clever this film is untill you watch it as an adult. On a childish level..ooh look mice are wearing hats; but on an adult level it is a sophisticated representation of cultural conflict, racism and immigration. A family of Russian mice emmigrate to America, fleeing cats. Labouring under the misconception that; 'There are no cats in America, and the streets are paved with cheese' Unfortunately Fievel becomes separated from his family on the way; and finds himself alone in New York; surrounded by the cats they tried to leave. I wont go as far to say its a direct mirror of the flee from facism...but there are certainly many similarities. Not only is this a fun and imaginative film, well animated and reeking of Don Bluth's genius; it is very well written and ma...Read more

Rating : 8/10

Posted : 1 year, 9 months ago at Jan 23 18:19

I loved this movie when I was a kid and still like it now. For starters it's cute. It's also short and sweet with lots of moral lessons in it which is perfect for young audiences with short attention spans.
The only real hang up I have is that the Russian mice don't always sound Russian, well that's the adults anyway and the young mice don't sound Russian at all, but I'm sure kids aren't going to notice that.