A widowed field mouse must move her family -- including an ailing son -- to escape a farmer's plow. Aided by a crow and a pack of superintelligent, escaped lab rats, the brave mother struggles to transplant her home to firmer ground.
A webbed and gnarled translucent watercolor sword and sorcery pastoral, furious with movement and activated Newtonian Alchemies. One of the jewels of the Annus Mirabilis 1982, The Secret of NIMH plays out like a crazed post-Disney, post-Rankin/Bass brew of Altered States and the Planet of the Apes TV shows. In the shadow of human civilization, the United States Government has given rats the capacity to use magickal and non-magickal technologies apparently not extant in un-DARPA'ed rat theories of global operations. This is the birth of the end of humankind's assumed hegemonic grasp on this world. Also, John Carradine as the most hypnotically terrifying animated owl ever.
I rewatched this film to see if it would be suitable to show to my 4 year old daughter. And while the answer is a resounding 'no' I did rediscover this rare, beautiful and surprisingly moving animated marvel.
Don Bluth is a genius. He is one of the best animators ever and I'm glad he had enough of Disney, left there fighting and made this. There's a good chance this film would not have existed otherwise.
With Bluth's characteristic animation style, we are given the story of a mouse seeking help from a group of intelligent rats as her son is sick and she has to leave her house. Throw in a wise owl and a host of other talking…
Growing up there were two phrases that my mother would often say to me that I can remember as clear as day - "Why don't you go outside and play.." and "Don't sit so close to the TV, you'll ruin your eyes."
I enjoyed playing with toys, squishing mud between my toes and jumping off picnic tables while flapping my arms, in hopes to defy gravity for just a few seconds, but what I really loved was watching movies. In having three siblings, parents and a grandfather who lived with us, it was a special treat to walk into the living room and have it empty. I would hurry over to the stack of VHS hidden within a cabinet, often…
An early animated film that actually celebrates the power and courage of moms!!!!? And satirizes society!!!!!?? And is humorous, heartbreaking, magical all at once!!!!!??? This really does exist. And I've loved it ever since I can remember. Thank you, Mr. Bluth. You the real MVP.
The maturest, and darkest, animated film aimed for children ever made. There are literally good guys dying in this. There is blood. Most of all, there is non-stop tension; in fact, the whole film consists of unnerving scenes that move the viewer to the edge of their seat more than most live-action films do. The Secret of NIMH tells a grownup story, with grownup themes and a grownup atmosphere, but in a way completely captivating for the younger public (I can know as I must have seen it over ten times as a kid), with fine animation and Mrs. Brisby as an ideal protagonist. Don Bluth should never be underestimated as a filmmaker, but it is this film, his directorial debut nota bene, that shows him at his finest. An animation that can be enjoyed by all age groups, and which in itself will never age.
I struggled to get much out of this other than enjoying the animation.
used to watch this as a child n now am wondering why me grandad even got it for us?? hashtag cultured kids
Ein Zeichentrickfilm der alten Schule der immer ein Platz in meinem Herzen haben wird. Und wohl in jedem der Ihn je gesehen hat. Und an alle die Ihn noch nicht gesehen haben: Habt Ihr noch Platz in eurem Herzen?
Not seen this film since I was a young child but as an adult the magic was certainly not lost on me. A wonderfully animated film and while the story isn't perhaps all there as one might like the sheer fantastical presentation and atmosphere coupled with a tight running time mean the film is engaging throughout regardless.
Does Don DeLuise have the best voice ever for comedic roles? I don't know you tell me.
Baby's first Borzage.
Also, so many mouse upskirt shots...
ADDENDUM: The more I read about Don Bluth, the more clear it is to me that he's a genuine auteur in the truest sense.
I just don't get why people like it..
but... I loved the Girl Power and the mom being the heroine and all. That's legit!
So weird and lacking in that airtight story that Pixar has trained us to believe to need. Whatever. It makes it way up with beautiful visuals that sell emotion and theme through aesthetics. A lost way of communicating.
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