Sunday, February 28, 2016

Valiant (2005)


Valiant is an animated film set during World War II.  In particular, it follows the carrier pigeons as they carry vital messages that was crucial in the victory of the war.  Despite the interesting and unique setting, the plot of Valiant is tired, old and not very engaging.  You have your typical young protagonist who is shorter than every other recruit, wanting to join the carrier pigeon and of course, eventually becomes a hero.  He is joined by a dirty sidekick, who is supposed to be the comedic relief.  Despite all the attempts at humor, only around 30% of it really succeeds because it keeps throwing at you rehashes from other films that we have already seen before.  Most of the movie is bland and hard to stay focused, thankfully the film is only 73 minutes long meaning that time goes by at an okay rate.  The best scene is the chase sequence during the climax, which was actually exhilarating.  The animation is simple, you notice that there isn't that many details in the backgrounds.  Overall, it is an average movie.

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