Rosana B
Bonita animação sul-coreana, fala do amor materno, coisa mais linda e cativante, meio chatinho no começo, depois poético e emocionante, singelo e eficiente… Reassistino por engano e me apaixonando e emocionando novamente, que final horrendo e triste, os sul-coreanos definitivamente abem como moer corações, trilha sonora linda...
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars
10/14/24
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Daniel S
Infravaloradisima, una historia infantil con temas adultos, el final sin censura te deja una herida abierta permanente en el corazón.
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
07/14/24
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Valentino c
beautiful cartoonish animation, dark, sad and scary moments. beautiful soundtrack.
intelligent story, and it's worth your time to watch
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Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
11/13/22
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Una joya tan infravalorada
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
02/01/23
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Cute, yet deeply moving, powerful, and thought provoking, Leafie may be a chicken, but this movie truly soars.
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
02/21/23
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There are films on Netflix you mean to only watch for a minute out of a bored curiosity, intending to skim. This was one of those films. What it became was one of those films you skim for half an hour before restarting the whole thing because it turns out you were a jerk for thinking it was only worth a skim.
Leafie is a very sweet and sad work of art. It's a peaceful film, and yet it is surrounded by the brutality of nature. The backgrounds remind me of those old children's books with exquisite pencil crayon drawings, and it's tragic that these intricate delicate bits of art are often only used once for a shot only a few seconds long. The action, depicting combat between ducks, weasels, hens and other small fluffy animals, is actually incredibly intense and staged like an anime battle, except with tooth and claw and wing as the only weapons.
But what is most remarkable is the main character, Leafie/Daisy. She's such an unusual character for this story to chose as its lead, and it's her that really makes it special. She's naive and emotional, prone to being loud in an environment where stealth is necessary. She's brave, but still easily terrified, she's loving, but often finds that love unreciprocated or worse yet, detested. But most importantly, she's a young, inexperienced mother willing to do anything for her adopted child, and whose suffering and kindness ultimately make her instantly one of the best animated characters I have ever met. She is closest in spirit to Mrs. Brisby, and those who know my love of "NIMH" will see that as my highest praise.
As a big weasel fan, especially animated ones, One-Eye is my new favourite. With a great design and excellent animation, a great villain is born. Though ultimately the film understands, unlike so many others, that predators are just one other kind of animal trying to survive. I would add that weasels do not have scimitar claws or growl like wolves, but I am willing to forgive this inaccuracy as many other behaviours are intact. But seriously, weasels make amazing sounds unique to them. They are adorable and you should use those 'chooks' and 'cuckles' when you can.
A few things not so positive, that I hate to mention, but must.
1. There are occasional animation missteps, where the perspective is slightly off or eyes look in the wrong direction or other unpolished mistakes (this is offset by incredible scenes with an intense moving camera where the perspective is very good).
2. The character design seems to have been done by three different people not allowed to see the others' work. While some animals have a very 'anime' design (this doesn't work well on some ducks, at least for me, as it gives them weirdly human eyes instead of working with the natural charm of the animal's attributes, especially when the rest of the animal is drawn very realistically), others have very stylistic ones, and still others look like Disney characters. They don't mesh very well and feel like they wandered on set from another animated film being made next door.
3. There is sometimes odd continuity that requires secret teleporting powers for the chicken.
4. The film in its English release has been edited and censored for some content. I will say that what they changed was minimal. Much of what could have been censored was left in, and the ending, while missing two shots, keeps its meaning. Another company would have deleted it entirely, and I'm glad they let the original stand mostly intact.
Finally, I want to close with an appreciation for the film's ending, which is so in keeping with the main character and the appreciation for nature the film cherished its entire run time. So many animated films enforce strict morals onto nature, deciding this or that animal is evil by nature of its relation to the main character's species. This film doesn't choose sides, and realizes that the only evil is defining an animal by arbitrary logic.
I would recommend this film for young children, but ones that aren't easily upset by violence and can handle some sadder scenes. I also recommend it to anyone wanting a beautiful and simple film to watch, though I will say there is a chance of waterworks. I personally can't wait to see it again.
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars
02/07/23
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