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1、lie penguin named Ramon, who sounds more East Los Angeles than Anywhere Antarctica. Having been shunned by the other emperor penguins because he cant sing, Mumble joins a flock of smaller, stubbier Adlie penguins who, when not collecting pebbles, do stand-up. Mr. Williams, who these days is better h

2、eard than seen, also pours on the molasses as an Rockhopper penguin called Lovelace, who sounds a lot like the singer Barry White, which means hes one of the few so-called black voices in a world that sounds otherwise white as deep winter. That doesnt mean that Mr. Williams isnt funny, only that its

3、 discomfiting that so many childrens films depend on voices that are funny only because they exploit ethnic and racial stereotypes. Because penguins look pretty much alike, most of the principals deliver distinctive vocal performances. Nicole Kidman recycles her baby-breathy Marilyn Monroe shtick fo

4、r Mumbles mother, Norma Jean, while Hugo Weaving sticks a Scottish burr in his throat to play an elder penguin named Noah. For Mumbles father, Memphis, Hugh Jackman throws his voice into the deep-fryer and comes up with something thats a little bit country, a little bit rock n roll. Everyone sounds

5、pretty white except when theyre lip-synching （beak-synching?） the funk and R&B standards on the films playlist. “Happy Feet” is far from the only animated film to lean on stereotype for its comedy: “Over the Hedge” and “Cars” do the same, among many other animated features, as does, of course, “Bora

6、t.” I bring this up only because Mr. Miller brings an unusual depth of feeling to his work as well as a distinct moral worldview. “Happy Feet” is a familiar story about a wee outsider forced to struggle against the usual odds and misguided adults to discover his inner penguin. Yet tucked inside this

7、 nominally feel-good jukebox musical with its crooning and swooning critters is a piercingly sad story about the devastation being visited on the natural world. The tapping we hear, as it turns out, is drilling holes in our hearts. For the most part, the screenplay written by Mr. Miller, Warren Cole

8、man, John Collee and Judy Morris traces a familiar arc. Not long after he happens upon the flock of Adlie penguins, Mumble discovers that alien creatures （guess who?） are scooping all the fish out of the ocean. Determined to right this wrong, he and three others set off on a voyage that includes swe

9、eping images of mountains that recall Mr. Woods high-altitude trekking in “The Lord of the Rings” and brings the travelers face to face with elephant seals with astonishing photorealistic tusklike protuberances. What makes the seals especially beautiful isnt the almost tactile detail of their crinkl

10、es and grooves; its that, unlike Mumble and his vaguely anthropomorphized face, they look insistently and gloriously like animals. Beauty announces itself quietly in “Happy Feet,” whether in the discreetly shifting shades of white that seem to turn the snow into a living, breathing organism, or in t

11、he articulated lines of penguin chicks that make each ball of downy fluff a very specific ball of downy fluff. All this beauty makes it easy to understand why Mumble might want to tap his feet with joy. It also explains why Mr. Miller, after doing an extremely credible approximation of the wonderful

12、 world of Walt Disney, plunges his hapless hero into a nightmare worthy of Samuel Fullers “Shock Corridor.” As politically pointed as it is disturbing, it is a view of hell as seen through the eyes and ears of creatures we foolishly, tragically call dumb. “Happy Feet” is rated PG （Parental guidance

13、suggested）. There are a few scenes of peril that might frighten young children, but its the adults who will probably need the hankies. HAPPY FEET Opens today nationwide. Directed by George Miller; written by Mr. Miller, John Collee, Judy Morris and Warren Coleman; music by John Powell; choreography

14、by Savion Glover and Kelley Abbey; production designer, Mark Sexton; produced by George Miller, Doug Mitchell and Bill Miller; released by Warner Brothers Pictures. Running time: 100 minutes. WITH THE VOICES OF: Elijah Wood （Mumble）, Robin Williams （Ramon/Lovelace the Guru）, Brittany Murphy （Gloria）

15、, Hugh Jackman （Memphis）, Nicole Kidman （Norma Jean）, Hugo Weaving （Noah the Elder）, Anthony LaPaglia （Alpha Skua）, Miriam Margolyes （Mrs. Astrakhan）, Magda Szubanski （Miss Viola）, Carlos Alazraqui （Nestor）, Johnny Sanchez III （Lombardo） and Jeff Garcia （Rinaldo）. Correction: Nov. 28, 2006A film rev

16、iew in Weekend on Nov. 17 about “Happy Feet” referred incorrectly to the character Lovelace. He is a Rockhopper penguin, not an Adlie. Happy Feet Review - The Hollywood Reporter （2006） Bottom Line: Tuneful and soulful in equal measure, this animated all-penguin musical is terrific fun.The Hollywood

17、Reporter13 November 2006Kirk Honeycutt Happy Feet is an odd bird. Its a CG-animated film with a Dumbo-esque story about an emperor penguin that unlike other penguins cant sing worth a lick but, boy, can he tap dance. Right from the start, though, you are aware that the Australian director George Mil

18、ler and his talented artists are aiming for something more than a charming childrens cartoon.In the barren, hostile Antarctic wilderness where these hardy yet somewhat comical birds make their home, Miller is unafraid to go for what can only be described as a neo-biblical epic. In his depiction of a

19、 plague and a pilgrimage, a God-like penguin appearing in the sky, the portrayal of the storys hero as a prophet rejected by his own kind and even the gospel orientation of several songs, Miller boldly reaches for spiritual themes.Happily, it all works. Miller and his co-writers Judy Morris and Warr

20、en Coleman plug in enough action sequences - where penguins tumble down towers of ice and frantically escape predators and flee avalanches - to entertain younger viewers. The many musical numbers are brilliantly choreographed and orchestrated through some of the best motion capture ever employed in

21、a cartoon. And the film often astonishes you with the three-dimensionality of its frozen landscapes. With smart marketing, Warner Bros. Pictures has a solid entertainment that should sweep across many demographics. Nor does it hurt that last years March of the Penguins educated so many moviegoers to

22、 the extraordinary world of empire penguins.Mumble （Elijah Wood） is a cheerful penguin despite his handicap. But his dad, Memphis （Hugh Jackman）, worries, even as he hides the secret of his sons strangeness from his mom, Norma Jean （Nicole Kidman）: Memphis accidentally dropped the egg from its nest

23、within the folds of his feathery flesh during a winter storm. So when Mumble is hatched, he cannot perform his heartsong, the identifying croon peculiar to every penguin to attract a mate. Instead, his webbed feet break out into tap dancing. Mom is delighted, but Dad insists, It just aint penguin.Si

24、nging lessons end in failure, but Mumblehippity-hoppity ways still attract his childhood friend, Gloria （Brittany Murphy）. Then, in his rambling adventures, Mumble runs into a group of Latino penguins, the Adelie Amigos, who convince him that his dancing is actually cool.A drought in the fish supply

25、 causes Noah （Hugo Weaving） to interpret this as divine retribution for Mumbles un-penguin ways. When Mumble refuses to change those ways - he has an unshakable sense of who he is - he is forced from the flock and goes on a pilgrimage with the Amigos, led by Ramon and Lovelace the Guru （both charact

26、ers voiced by Robin Williams, who also narrates the movie） to find the aliens （i.e. humans） whose overfishing has interrupted the food supply.Miller has made a number of wise choices in how to convey his biblical/penguin tale. The animals heartsong might sound like noise to human ears, but to a peng

27、uin its music. So why not turn into a quasi-musical featuring classic pop songs from disco and Queen to Sinatra, Prince and the Beatles?For the tap dancing, why not go to a virtuoso, Savion Glover, to play Mumble to dazzling effect through motion capture? Choreographer Kelley Abbey works with other dancers in groups so that the screen fills up with thousands of dancing penguins, seemingly with their own distinctive styles.Research expeditions by camera crews to Antarctica result in a highly realisti