10 year old me was not impressed. It's simpering little narrative on hunters getting their comeuppance, it's saccharine bonding story and the lack of a real antagonist made this, to my mind, a dud from the get go.
However... rewatching as an adult I have decided to re-evaluate it. If we don't judge it by the standard the "good vs evil" paradigm and more by the "misguided people vs themselves" angle we actually get a very well written account of changing points of view that makes a compelling drama of reluctant companionship that becomes strained friendship as one's only company in the world turns into our worst nightmare.
Visually captivating as we go from the quasi-photorealism of the human world to the slightly more cartoonish but still dignified world of the animals accompanied by a rich autumnal color scheme and some killer tunes by your boy Phil Collins (who also did the songs Tarzan; not the score, the songs).
A gentle but agreeable sense of humor that's never excruciating and plenty of well executing pathos and set pieces make this a memorable story of revenge, proving oneself, identity and personal growth that is worth a few views.
However... rewatching as an adult I have decided to re-evaluate it. If we don't judge it by the standard the "good vs evil" paradigm and more by the "misguided people vs themselves" angle we actually get a very well written account of changing points of view that makes a compelling drama of reluctant companionship that becomes strained friendship as one's only company in the world turns into our worst nightmare.
Visually captivating as we go from the quasi-photorealism of the human world to the slightly more cartoonish but still dignified world of the animals accompanied by a rich autumnal color scheme and some killer tunes by your boy Phil Collins (who also did the songs Tarzan; not the score, the songs).
A gentle but agreeable sense of humor that's never excruciating and plenty of well executing pathos and set pieces make this a memorable story of revenge, proving oneself, identity and personal growth that is worth a few views.