La Légende de Manolo
The Book of Life
Réalisation:
Jorge R. GutierrezMusique:
Gustavo SantaolallaActeurs·trices:
Channing Tatum, Danny Trejo, Zoe Saldana, Ron Perlman, Christina Applegate, Ice Cube, Ana de la Reguera, Diego Luna, Hector Elizondo, Cheech Marin (plus)VOD (4)
Résumés(1)
Le jeune Manolo est tiraillé entre les attentes de sa famille et ce vers quoi son coeur le porte. Avant de choisir de s'engager sur une voie, il embarque pour une incroyable aventure, qui le conduit dans trois mondes fantastiques, où il lui faudra affronter ses plus grandes peurs. (20th Century Fox FR)
Critiques (3)
I have a clear subjective aesthetic problem with this film. Even though The Book of Life is generally praised for its beautiful and quality animation (which probably is objectively true), for me it was a painful experience. It’s just an awful mess. And I also don’t understand who it was made for. The story isn’t interesting, let alone cute or funny. I can imagine someone taking their kids to cinema… poor little things, after a couple of minutes they will fall asleep in boredom. Probably it’s targeted at the Hispanic community in the US, but I don’t know… The Book of Life does have some strong Mexican vibes, but that’s the only thing I could find.
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The Book of Life is a really fresh, original, and lively animated movie. It has a nice narrative, pleasant soundtrack, interesting animation, and charming characters. I was entertained, and I know now that Mexico is the center of the universe. 7.5/10.
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I was expecting it to be quite boring again, and that the story, in its essence, is just about two men fighting over one woman, but the fact that it is set in Mexican scenery and Mexican mythology adds something extra to it, just like the animation style that was chosen. It is not necessarily pandering animation, but it definitely has its charm.
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