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The Amazing Maurice (2022)
Terry Pratchett would have been delighted
I absolutely loved this film, Beans was by far my favourite character next to Peaches, encouraging cooperation, loyalty, integrity, honesty, courage and independent thinking. Beautifully voiced, really detailed and quality art and animation. I loved the voice actors' interpretations of the characters. I really enjoyed the pacing, plot and bringing the characters to life. I was captivated throughout and this is intelligent entertainment that all viewers, especially young viewers deserve. An enchanting watch full of whimsy and adventure. I really liked how when the characters broke the fourth wall they were educating viewers just like in the book about literary devices. I would love to see more of Terry Pratchett's stories in cinemas. I am certain he would have loved seeing his major passion project on the big screen.
Trash Baby (2022)
I absolutely loved it
I did want to give this a ten but I didn't want to be overly generous or have people not take this review seriously, so am giving it a 9. I really enjoyed how totally fresh, fast-paced, unique and beautifully woven together this film was. It's always great to see new innovative content that steers away from popular tropes, it did remind me slightly of Kafka's Metamorphosis with how characters respond to rusty being made out of trash and the scene when he sees a reflection of a real boy in the mirror, rather like the mirror of erised. The poignancy, dynamic and invigorating steam punk music and diverse range of edgy characters were ideal vehicles for driving the plot. I was particularly taken by and emotionally invested in the mother character who was really the only source of support and caring for the protagonist and her strong bond with Rusty. I was also enchanted by the kindness of the random man who decides to teach Rusty football. Some characters were disturbing like the dad and babysitter but am aware they were designed to be to add necessary edge and dimension to the story. The puppetry was fabulous and believable with interpreting a child's facial expressions, gestures, dialogue and mannerisms. A must watch but be warned it will inevitably tug at your heart strings as it does go from a spectrum of light to dark rather unexpectedly, have your tissues ready!