only ugly people say that

"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder."

Only ugly people say that.
~Jim Carrey in Liar, Liar

I saw the animate movie The Tale of Desperaux and it was charming. It wasn't awesome, it wasn't hilarious, it wasn't adorable, it was simply "charming". Coraline is a better animated movie if you plan on watching Desperaux just for the sake of it.


The Tale of Desperaux synopsis
An uncommon rat, Roscurro, who loves the sun instead of darkness and "real food" instead of trash, accidentally causes a catastrophe in a beautiful Kingdom on their most celebrated Soup Day. Roscurro gave the Queen a heart attack causing her death, causing the King to turn angsty - he outlawed making, selling, buying of soup and made it illegal to shelter, befriend, help a rat.

An uncommon mouse, Desperaux, refuses to cower or to scurry simply because he could not find any reason to be afraid; a mouse who calls itself a "gentleman" befriends the Princess and gets banished to the dungeons to be eaten by rats for his bravery.

The story is about courage, honor, justice, adventure, and forgiveness.



It's basically a movie recommended to kids, not interesting to most young adults. The animation is very similar to game animations - from the script, to the narrator that makes sure you keep up with the story, to scene transitions, etc. For twenteens and for adults, that means it's BORING. Exception: people who actually think Hello Kitty is cute; and people who consider watching cute characters as a good passtime.

I belong to the latter category, I actually replayed Bolt's first scene several times and I'm still not tired of it.



Oh and I forgot about the top art work on this post: there's a chamber maid character in Desperaux. She's a fat, ugly kid who never stopped dreaming to become a Princess. It was a misfit character in the movie - but she was very realistic.

You know those people who are ugly both in the inside and out? That's the character she portrays. You'll never feel sorry for her - if the directer meant you to, then he failed. I'm afraid that she sends the wrong message to the younger audience: it's not your fault if you're an ugly, emo brat; it's because your parents never loved you.

THAT, my friends, is whole load of b/shit. If you have a crappy attitude, then you just have to work on it yourself - waiting for an epiphany that will affect you so much that you wouldn't even sweat it to become a better person? Not happening. You'd have better chances of getting better by electrocuting yourself like they do as treatment for the mentally challenged.