2000 gave us one of the biggest blockbusters of the year, Chicken Run. This is a highly acclaimed animation film and has already won a number of awards and nominations including the prestigious Golden Globe nomination. The film falls into the genre of comedy drama and it is set in the 1950s’ Yorkshire.
The film has a really simple tale to tell. Mr and Mrs Tweedy own a chicken farm that is known as the Tweedy Egg Farm. They have formulated very hard rules which states clearly that hens which do not produce the required number of eggs will be chopped straightaway. The chickens are a lucky lot as they do not have any such rules to follow.
One night she feels very sad after a fellow chicken gets axed. She, feeling low, wanders alone and reaches the gate where she sees a rooster flying joyously through the air. The rooster crashes and injures his wing. Ginger saves him and on further questioning he reveals that he is Rocky and he has escaped from a circus. He now enjoys his new found freedom to the fullest. Rocky asks Ginger for a favor.
He asks Ginger to protect and save him when the circus party arrives at the farm looking for him. Ginger agrees but asks for a return favor. Rocky should teach Ginger and her friends how to fly so that they can fly away to freedom. Rocky agrees and teaches to fly but in the process leaves no stone unturned to totally irritate them especially Ginger and organizer Officer Fowler. On the other hand, the owner of the farm, Tweety’s purchased a machine to make chicken pies and intend to cook all the chickens of the farm. But were Ginger and her friends’ fortunate enough to fly away from the farm? Did she escape or she too became one of those ‘chicken pies’? The answers to all these and many more can be found when you watch the film.
The Chicken Run movie is an out and out entertainer and can be enjoyed by the whole family. The kids will simply love it. The flick scores a point or two more than other animation films as it successfully blends humor and intellectual parodies. The dialogue deliveries are simply brilliant. Mel Gibson as Rocky is outstanding and voice modulations will leave you speechless. Julia Sawalha as the voice of Ginger is also very convincing.
As an animation film, Chicken Run is simply superb. But don’t expect any sort of realistic animation. The chickens don’t look like the ones that you can find in the local market. They look different but that is where their charm lies. They are well defined characters and you will fall in love so much with them that you will laugh and cry with these chickens.
Chicken Run will be loved by both adults and kids. You can watch Chicken Run online free and save yourself the trouble of going to the theater.
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