Are you a man or a mouse?
Despereaux is not your regular mouse. At school, he is reprimanded for drawing a
cat on his workbook, for refusing to scurry and cower in a corner, for willingly
setting off more than 20 mousetraps…
His teacher tries to reason with him: “There are so many things to fear in this
world. You just need to recognize them….”
At the library where his older brother tries to teach him to nibble on the
corners of books, he discovers a tale of chivalry. Honour, courage, generosity,
fraternity… His world is suddenly turned upside down.
Banished for bravery, incompatible with the life of a mouse, he begins his quest
to free the princess of the country of soup… Generous in spirit, he dares to do
what even the humans have given up on.
This movie, recently released for home distribution, will appeal to the noble
heart of any parent whose own inner flame of heroism continues to flicker in
hope.
Over the past few years, the world of children’s movies and television has been
overflowing with cynicism and superficial agitation. Movies are sometimes for
blasé parents who are looking for a little sociological analysis. We watch them
with our children, but each of us is in our own world. And it is the magic that
gets left behind… But Despereaux, in the footsteps of Ratatouille, brings an air
of freshness, beauty and nobility.
For parents who are philosophers, choosing children’s movies can sometimes be a
challenge. Despereaux the mouse will provide you with a lesson in humanity and
will inspire in your children some of the confidence in life and knightly
courage that
the disillusionment of Shrek may have taken away from them.
