"The Adventure of the Bull" is about to be released, what aspects of the film may be worth watching?

Aracely 2022-03-25 09:01:13

The production level of the film is maintained, but the plot is really ordinary, and the theme is not deepened at the end. The contradiction between humans and animals, the importance of the tradition of bullfighting to Spanish culture, and the cruelty of this tradition to animals are not mentioned at all. And, the story line is far-fetched, and the characters' deliberately funny animations are a bit embarrassing to watch. It's okay to show them to children. It doesn't feel like a key film. Three stars for the graphics and production, two stars for the plot.

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Ferdinand quotes

  • Lupe: Don't just think of it as a fight. Think of it as a dance!

    Hans: A bull, dancing? Is this some kind of hilarious joke designed to make me laugh?

    Greta: You see, horses, we have the beautifulest legs for the dancing.

    Klaus: But bulls have short stubby legs.

    Hans: Ja, look at me.

    [waddles around on his knees and haunches]

    Hans: Moo, moo, moo!

    [the lipizzaner horses all laugh]

    Lupe: Go eat a schnitzel, you pasty-faced glue stick!

    Ferdinand: It's okay, Lupe. THey're right. I mean, how could a big clumsy bull ever do something like this!

    [does the flamenco dance Nina taught him]

    Lupe: Whoo! Check out my boy cutting a rug!

    Dos: That was good!

    Greta: You call that dancing? Nein! THIS is dancing!

    [They perform a polka]

    Angus: Three against one is hardly fair. Lupe, get my pipes!

    [Lupe plays various kazoos like bagpipes and he does a scottish reel]

    Angus: Well, put that in your kilts and smoke it!

    Greta: Don't celebrate yet, you rump roast! Try THIS!

    [the horses do a mix of ballet and gymnastics, ending by forming a heart with their heads and rumps]

    Bones: Oooh, I HATE those horses!

    Una: [Seeing where this is going, plugs in a boombox and puts on some hip-hop] It's showtime.

    Bones: I'm goin' in!

    [He joins in with a breakdance, and the three horses and three cows start an epic dance battle, which the horses are winning, until...]

    Maquina: Argh!

    [Joins in on the cow's side with robotic dance moves and the four do a grand synchronized finale, which the horses try to top but collide]

    Hans: Watch where you're stepping, dummkopf!

    Greta: Who are you calling dummkopf!

    Klaus: You have four left hooves!

  • [repeated line]

    Dos: We're not

    [insert animal]

    Dos: we're hedgehogs!