Film View #4 – The Iron Giant

It´s sad that there are films The Iron Giant that are so very underrated but luckily it seems to be getting the recognition it diserves with each passing year. It´s the first animated feature from the brainchild of Brad Bird, the man that brought us The Incredibles and newly released Ratatouille, both animated films that have been huge in the CG animation film making and are regarded to be close to perfect. The Iron Giant not far from being a perfect film, it has all that an animation film needs: A great solid scipt and story, characters that you connect emotionally with, a satisfying ending, great voice cast, no songs or dances, splendid animation and it is as much for adults as children.

The story of The Iron Giant starts when the Giant crashes on earth near a small american town in the late 50´s. The Iron Giant starts connecting with a boy, Hogarth Huges that has been raised solely by his mother. When words starts to spread around the military get´s involved and might trigger something dangerous in the giants behaviour.

It´s far from being an unwatchable film, it´s entertaining for all ages… All Ages! That is a goal that few animated films can accomplish, the whole movie feels natural and it never feels tacked on or forced at any part during the viewing. There are no moments where you might role your eyes out of an expression of sighing. It seems unfair that recent failed animated films get more recognition than this almost-forgotten classic, The Iron Giant stands the short test of time and is likely to keep doing so i the future. It is one of the 20 greatest(if not ten) animated films of all time. If you have not seen this Brad Bird production, don´t think twice about it! go rent it and buy it if you like it as much as all the other animation buffs out there.

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