The Tale of Despereaux

We missed this when it was in theatres. Finally got hold of the library copy today so we watched it tonight. It's adorable. Alterations from the book seem minor and forgiveable for a nice change. Dustin Hoffman and Matthew Broderick played rat against mouse wonderfully. The lighting and scenery were enchanting and powerful. I don't regret casting my Ursa Major vote for Bolt, but this film is equally worthy. In the short feature on the DVD, "The tale of the tale..." (which is, of course, a "making of...") the designers admitted to taking their vision from classic Dutch paintings by Vermeer, Bosch, and Brueghel. I think they did a masterful job of their own in capturing the simplicity of one, and the hellish complexities of another as suited to the scenes being portrayed. Five apples for this one. ;D

Some similarities to scenes from Ratatouille must be coincidental, but it's amazing just how similar they were. ^.*