Babe 2

BlitzKrieg

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120595/

I remember seeing this when I was younger and enjoying it, no surprise now that when I look back and find that it was helmed by George Miller (director of both Mad Max and Happy feet, yes he makes kids movies with the same tone as he makes movies about the end of the world and it works brilliantly)

At the time I enjoyed it as it was able to withstand young male teenage urges for violence and action and was entertaining to boot.

I recently rewatched it more out of curiosity as I read it was another one of those love it or hate it movies which I seemed to have missed the polarized opinion as I simply liked it.

So on a 2nd older viewing I must admit my likeness of it did grow, recognising those stark contrasts George Miller makes me so fond of his work. I liked the setting and the characters (especially

the quiet civilised orangutan who's anti social heart breaking lonliness pulled at my emotional core strongly when he declared he must get dressed before escaping

*wahhhhhh*)

So naturally I decided to go and see what was the basis of the polarisation of the *hate camp* and lo and behold I find the centre of the dislike being that it was too dark and it was too weird and different from the first film.

Personnally I remember Babe being a pretty weird film to begin with, its setting is only believable to people who have never seen a farm so the contrast that the setting of babe 2 was a city only believable to those who have never seen one very fitting.

On it being dark, the complaints were on scenes were characters *almost* died opposed to scenes in films (such as bambi) where characters did in fact die. It just happens that Mr Miller iss a very good manipulative b*sterd to make the almost dead look much more horrible then dead. But no animals died in the film (one human did). More animals died in Babe then in Babe 2 and had just as many dark elements, Hell some complained even having a scene in a cancer ward was too dark for their kids.

Oh and the old classic I hate it cause its communist argument showed up a few times aswell which really led to some serious eye rolling.


So my final opinion of this polarising film it seems is that those who have seruiys hate for it have serious problems and that I think among people who are not stupid that it isnt a polarising film, instead I expect there are people who simply like it, or like the directors style (myself) and enjoy any excuse to see him do more stuff. To those who dont particulary love it etc etc etc

Tusky

I cant believe you typed that much about Babe 2...

BlitzKrieg

I just became aware that I like George Miller as a director so its more praise of the tone he brings to his films rather then Babe 2 alone.