Richard the Stork
Richard Storken
Rikkie de Ooievaar
Screenplay:
Reza MemariComposer:
Eric NeveuxCast:
Tilman Döbler, Nicolette Krebitz, Marcus Off, Kristine Knudsen, Drake Bell, Justine Ezarik, Jane Lynch, Peter Lontzek, Jason Griffith, Erica Schroeder (more)VOD (3)
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When Richard awakes one fall morning to find himself alone in his stork nest, he's aghast. How could the others have left him behind? Undaunted, Richard sets out alone for Africa to prove to his stork family that he's one of them. Unfortunately, there's one inconvenient truth: Richard is in fact a sparrow and not at all equipped with what it takes to complete such a long-distance flight. On his voyage across Europe, he encounters a whole cast of winged oddballs, including Mafiosi crows and high voltage pigeons, as well as the helpful owl Olga and karaoke-loving parakeet Kiki, who are both blessed with brilliant ideas. Through his many adventures, Richard finally learns that it's actually not so bad being a sparrow amongst the most colourful birds. (Berlinale)
(more)Reviews (1)
This movie proves that there is nothing new under the sun. It is just another road trip movie with some peculiar animals (this time birds) on a journey of self-discovery, friendship, and family values. However, the odd message about the dangers and addictiveness of virtual reality did not sit well with me. The internet-addicted pigeons sitting along the telephone wires seemed strange, and I did not really like the concept (however original it may be). The rest is more or less a classic tale about how you should just be yourself, that friends are the ones who help you and understand your shortcomings, and so on. It is quite simple and easy to understand. However, I was not extremely impressed with the characters. Neither the main character, a sparrow who thinks he is a stork, nor the owl with his imaginary friend, let alone the parrot who wants to be a disco singer, tugged at my heartstrings, and I kind of did not care about what would happen to them for most of the movie. As far as the animation goes, it makes this a weaker movie, although the soundtrack works quite well. I would call most of the jokes in this movie very poor too. So, A Stork's Journey is a pretty average family movie, and I did not really find it very impressive, and I was bored more than entertained. 4/10.
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