Babe (1995)

Babe is an amazing, unique, funny, beautiful, enjoyable film. Everything about this film is great. Its the story of a pig who trains as a sheep dog and becomes friends with the sheep, dogs, horse, cow, duck and even the farmer. Its one of the most watchable films ever, anyone could watch it at any time and still enjoy it. Its just great. 9/10

This is a thoroughly charming movie. I perfectly remember the day when I went to the theater with my mom and two cousins to watch this film, back in early 1996. With a large targeted to the infantile audience, Babe obtain a nice effect to an older public with an intelligent screenplay, a good direction, just like the special effects and a simple language about dreams and friendship. I saw it when it first came out and here it is, sixteen (can it be?) years later and having seen probably everything that Netflix has to offer ordered it as a "what the hey." I liked it better the second time. The movie teeters on the verge of sentimentality, but pulls back in plenty of time so there is no cringing! My favorite part of the movie is when the stoic farmer, nursing Babe who is sick with the thought that the farmer just wants to eat him, sings him a song, and then does a highland dance. I don't think I've ever seen a more original declaration of interspecies love.

Little Babe is a piglet in a farm, owned by Mr.Hoggett. Though he is a newcomer, animals in the farm including sheep and sheepdog accept him as a family as they get to know his kind and polite attitude to others. After Mr.Hoggett realizes that Babe is different from normal pigs, he makes Babe participate in the sheep dog competition as 'sheep pig'. Even though the sheep refuge to obey the sheep dogs, as they are too afraid of sheep dogs, they decide to go after Babe, and Babe win the competition in the end. This film used to be one of my favorite when I was a kid. Beautiful sceneries and lovely animals made me dream of life in the countryside. As I learned to love animals and be kind to others from this film, this is definitely one of the most heartwarming film that I would recommend to my kids someday

I've watched this flick many times now and can find nothing negative about the script, characters, narration, story-book sets or production. The contrast between Mother Hoggett and farmer Hoggett, as well as the dog's take on the order of things vs sheep's take, is utterly delightful. The development of the principal animals is electric with the frustrated duck, as the common man, being brilliant. Warning, PETA adherents and cat lovers, of which I can not number myself, might be offended. There is plenty of action and suspense to keep you riveted to the screen, yet everything falls within the bounds of talking-animal reality. The Director doesn't beat you over the head with the subtle morals (loyalty, pitfalls of "tribalism" (species-ism?), having the courage-of-your-own-convictions) that underline this story. A workmate of mine, the most oppressively cynical man on the face of the earth, was jumping around for days after seeing this film - it was as if he had been reborn. Any film that can have such a profound positive effect on a person is truly special. This film ranks up there with Ratatouille, The Gods Must be Crazy, It's a Wonderful Life and Waking Ned Devine as the cream of the crop.