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Watership Down (1978) [The Criterion Collection]

Posted By: MirrorsMaker
Date: 20 Sep 2023 00:43:39
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Watership Down (1978) [The Criterion Collection]

Watership Down (1978)
BDRip 1080p | MKV | 1920x1080 | x264 @ 5760 Kbps | 92 min | 3,84 Gb
Audio: English AC3 2.0 @ 192 Kbps | Subtitles: English (embedded in MKV)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama

Directors: Martin Rosen, John Hubley (uncredited)
Writers: Richard Adams (novel), Martin Rosen
Stars: John Hurt, Richard Briers, Ralph Richardson

With this passion project, screenwriter-producer-director Martin Rosen brilliantly achieved what had been thought nearly impossible: a faithful big-screen adaptation of Richard Adams’s classic British dystopian novel about a community of rabbits under terrible threat from modern forces. With its naturalistic hand-drawn animation, dreamily expressionistic touches, gorgeously bucolic background design, and elegant voice work from such superb English actors as John Hurt, Ralph Richardson, Richard Briers, and Denholm Elliott, Watership Down is an emotionally arresting, dark-toned allegory about freedom amid political turmoil.

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British animated film about a bunch of rabbits leaving their old warren (which one psychic rabbit can tell is going to be destroyed) and searching for a new one. The movie recounts their adventures searching for one.

It may sound like a movie ideal for little kids–but it really isn't. It's an excellent adaptation of Richard Adams book which was written more for teenagers and adults. It's an ecological tale of how men are destroying the earth and (inadvertently it seems) killing innocent wildlife. It's also a very interesting story about how a group of rabbits survive on their own.

The animation is excellent–right up there with Walt Disney. The score is great, the script intelligent and the voices used perfectly match the characters. However, as I said, this isn't really for little kids. The story is dead serious and the only humor is provided by the bird Kehaar (who I personally found very annoying although Zero Mostel DOES have fun with the voice). Also, at the end, it gets very violent and quite bloody. When I saw it in a theatre in 1978 one small kid was in tears by the conclusion. So, use your own judgment but I would never let a small kid see this. This is perfect for teenagers and adults. A 10.
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Watership Down (1978) [The Criterion Collection]

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