Nature is their mother. When everything around freezes, there is little food left and the valley is surrounded by huge blocks of ice, animals in friendly flocks prefer to migrate to warmer places where you can survive this ill-fated ice age. But not all have families, and some of them even managed to get bored with their relatives. And so lonely animals, no matter how different they are, create their unusual flock, going on their journey, which will be an important test for them.
For both directors Chris Wedge and Carlos Saldana, it was the very first full-length cartoon, but their sense of humor made it a famous story that appealed to both children and adults. Serious, almost popular science story about the period of global cooling and how different animals experience it, turned into an incredible quest with amazing characters.
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- Let it not be today.
What can a chatty sloth, a melancholy mammoth and a treacherous tiger have in common? It turns out that nothing unites wild animals like a defenseless human cub. It is so established in nature from the very beginning that people live separately from animals. But for good-natured Syd and his new friends, returning a lost child to the family turns into a matter of honor, which must be completed. The writers perfectly spelled out the development of Diego’s character, gradually realizing that there are things more important and pleasant than revenge. And the story of the life of the introverted Manny, told almost at the end of the film, turns out to be much more tragic and touching than one might expect.
It is impossible not to remember the little furry Scrat, who with fanatical love tries not to lose his precious acorn. He turned out to be very tenacious, because lightning struck him, and icebergs pressed him, and he fell from different heights, but he always shook off and went after his jumping silent friend. This hero is constantly amusing with his sudden appearance on the screen.
The cartoon looks in the same breath every time, because it is filled with different comedic moments. The comic here is manifested in the clumsiness of Sid, and in the misadventures of the squirrel, and in the constant sarcasm of Manfred. Although there are various obstacles in the way of this strange pack, they only bring them closer together, strengthening a friendship without which they would not have survived to the middle of this story. Also, the creators worked well on the visualization of the conceived – they turned out to be especially beautiful landscapes. And composer David Newman wrote a memorable soundtrack, the main theme of which perfectly fits the adventure spirit of history. It has been ten years since the release of this cartoon, and it is still pleasant to watch it, especially for cheering up.
Big or small, fluffy or smooth-haired, fangs or herbivores - all this is not so important if under all this there is a good heart that can truly be friends.