Apparently, there is more than one version of this film available--the original French as well as a new English language dub. I saw the French version with subtitles, so keep this in mind.
In this odd little world, the bears live in cities--just like people. But the only other creature in this odd world are the mice--and they live under the city. The two species avoid each other and the mice are convinced that the bears are all evil. However, one young mouse, Celestine, is convinced that these stories adults tell young mice about the bears are just stories and she's interested in the world above. I'm not going to go into all the details how, but Celestine eventually meets Ernest the bear. Ernest actually IS ready to eat Celestine but doesn't and they eventually become friends. However, in the process of stealing some teeth (it's a long story--just see this portion of the film yourself), they become wanted by both the mouse and bear police--and for upsetting the way society runs. What's to happen next? See the film.
The best thing this film has going for it is that it's sweet and quite adorable. Additionally, the animation is really interesting and unique. While "Frozen" won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature, "Ernest & Celestine" was also nominated. While most probably wouldn't agree, I think this French film should have won because it was much more innovative and entertaining. A film that's hard to hate...I sure hope we see more from the folks who made this fine movie.
In this odd little world, the bears live in cities--just like people. But the only other creature in this odd world are the mice--and they live under the city. The two species avoid each other and the mice are convinced that the bears are all evil. However, one young mouse, Celestine, is convinced that these stories adults tell young mice about the bears are just stories and she's interested in the world above. I'm not going to go into all the details how, but Celestine eventually meets Ernest the bear. Ernest actually IS ready to eat Celestine but doesn't and they eventually become friends. However, in the process of stealing some teeth (it's a long story--just see this portion of the film yourself), they become wanted by both the mouse and bear police--and for upsetting the way society runs. What's to happen next? See the film.
The best thing this film has going for it is that it's sweet and quite adorable. Additionally, the animation is really interesting and unique. While "Frozen" won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature, "Ernest & Celestine" was also nominated. While most probably wouldn't agree, I think this French film should have won because it was much more innovative and entertaining. A film that's hard to hate...I sure hope we see more from the folks who made this fine movie.