I always thought that Hollywood was getting a bit lame over the last couple of years. Especially when it comes to children’s and animated movies. It might have something to do with the fact that I have grown up from a kid to an adolescent lately, but I do not think so. I really enjoyed Shrek, Shrek 2, the Incredibles and other animated movies.
What really got to me was ‘Happy Feet’. I thought that the plot ideas were getting lamer and lamer (OK: Lion King 3, Cinderella 2), but tap dancing penguins just seemed… well, really stupid. Not that children’s stories are meant to be rational or realistic, but it was always about princesses, dragons, wicked witches and poisoned apples.
So when ‘Happy Feet’ actually won an Academy Award, I assumed it was because it was a really weak year and that ‘Happy Feet’ was about the only animated movie worth anything in that year. Well, yesterday night, that changed.
Not that I fell in love with the movie, or that I would trade the classic tale of poison apples for a penguin dancing extravaganza. I just think it was really good how such a silly idea could be developed into a decent movie actually worth my time.
The moral of the story: having good ideas is not enough. The way things are done can also be a large part of success. If you work hard and do not settle for second best, a finished product can still be good, even if the idea behind it wasn’t.
BSJ
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