Yesterday my family and I had a rare weekend where we were all free so we took off to the local cinema to watch the latest family film, Ferdinand. Now I fondly recall the story of Ferdinand, the bull who loved flowers so much more than butting heads with the other bulls so I was a touch cautious when I sat down with my box of popcorn and waited for this film to begin. My worry was wasted however... This was a FANTASTIC film enjoyed by all of us. Even my son, Master 11 gave it a 5/10 which quickly turned into a 7/10 a minute later... He is talking about his favourite scenes even the next day...
I love the way that the film sticks to the simple storyline of the original book (10 or so pages with about five or six words per page) but has added in extra characters to emphasise certain qualities of the main character, Ferdinand. Without giving anything away it is a beautiful tale told with heart. A perfect family film for the young and the young at heart. I encourage you to watch it whether you know and love the story or not. If you have yet to experience the book though you MUST do yourself a favour... Find it and read it and I guarantee you too will fall in love with this brave bull...
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