When a litter of pigs is born on a farm the smallest and most vulnerable one only survives because the young daughter of the farmer doesn't want it killed. When the Christmas season is coming nearer it once again becomes clear that the pig might not be alive to see the light of summer. But this time it isn't the little girl that wants to save him, but a little spider called Charlotte.
Charlotte's Web is a remake of a 1973 film with the same title. I've never seen that original but I can say this one isn't entirely bad. It's a typical children's film in which things happen that normally don't, and with a clear intonation on friends and family bonds. It's one of those films that tries to get a message across. This one in the form of: true beauty is on the inside. A bit moralistic maybe, but true enough and not put on so thick that it presses away everything else.
All in all it lays in the same line as films like Babe and overall it is rather amusing. It leaves plenty of space for light comedy, some light drama and bits of reality and with that it becomes a good enough film. No masterpiece, but fun enough for a bored Sunday afternoon when you have kids aged 4 to 10 to enjoy it. I know my 8 year old nephew did enjoy it.
Charlotte's Web is a remake of a 1973 film with the same title. I've never seen that original but I can say this one isn't entirely bad. It's a typical children's film in which things happen that normally don't, and with a clear intonation on friends and family bonds. It's one of those films that tries to get a message across. This one in the form of: true beauty is on the inside. A bit moralistic maybe, but true enough and not put on so thick that it presses away everything else.
All in all it lays in the same line as films like Babe and overall it is rather amusing. It leaves plenty of space for light comedy, some light drama and bits of reality and with that it becomes a good enough film. No masterpiece, but fun enough for a bored Sunday afternoon when you have kids aged 4 to 10 to enjoy it. I know my 8 year old nephew did enjoy it.