The Gruffalo (2009)
The magical tale of a mouse who sets foot on a woodland adventure in search of a nut. Encountering predators who all wish to eat him - Fox, Owl and Snake - the brave mouse creates a terrifying, imaginary monster to frighten them away. But what will the mouse do when he meets this frightful monster for real?
- Max Lang
- Jakob Schuh
- Julia Donaldson
- Axel Scheffler
- Jakob Schuh
- Max Lang
- Julia Donaldson
Rating: 7.3/10 by 306 users
Alternative Title:
Grøffeldyret - DK
Le Gruffalo - FR
Gruffalon - SE
El Grúfalo - ES
Der Grüffelo - Kleine Maus auf großer Mission - DE
Zverjasec - SI
טרופותי - IL
Trofoti - IL
El Grúfalo - MX
GRUFALOA - ES
Gruffaloen - NO
O Grufalão - PT
더 그루팔로 - KR
괴물 그루팔로 - KR
Grubzon - HR
Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Runtime: 00 hour 27 minutes
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0
Plot Keyword: based on children's book, cartoon mouse, short film, cartoon fox, cartoon snake
Before a mouse goes for wander in the forest to find a nut, he fails to consider that he is just about bite-size for most of it's other dwellers. There's a snake, an owl - who does seem to find it quite difficult to fly in a straight line, and a ferocious fox. Perhaps he has read "1001 Nights" though, because when faced with becoming sandwich fodder, he conjures up an image for each of them of this great and menacing monster. This does the trick until, well guess who he meets amongst the trees? This is a simple story that lends itself well to some endearing and characterful stop-motion animation. It's all in their eyes! The narrative offers us the perspective of an innocent child as we explore and the mouse improvises, often humorously, to escape his tricky predicaments. It's an half an hour that is easy to watch and I did quite enjoy it.
