Review of The Secret of NIMH (1982) by Brian Y — 29 Oct 2012

Looking for a touching animated tale of a mother who will do anything for her sick child? Well, you will absolutely love this film. Hi, I am Julianna Noone reporting for KIDS FIRST! Today I will be reviewing the classic animated film, The Secret of NIMH.

This classic film is adapted from the novel âMrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMHâ?, which was written by Robert C. Oâ(TM)Brien. This film is about a widowed field mouse named Mrs. Brisby (voiced by Elizabeth Hartman), who lives in a cinder block on the Fitzgibbon Farm.

Mrs. Brisby is preparing to move her family from the field they live in before the field is plowed. The only problem is her ill son Timothy (voiced by Ian Fried), who may be too sick to move. As moving day approaches, Mrs.

Brisby must find a way to save their home and her sick son. This leads her on a journey to speak with the Great Owl, voiced by John Carradine, and then on to the underground rat city where she undergoes awonderous adventure.

My favorite character is Mrs. Brisby. I like Mrs. Brisby because she is a strong mother and she does not care what anyone says, she will find a way to bring her family to safety. My favorite scene is when Jeremy (voiced by Dom DeLuise) finds love.

I like this scene because it is very cute how he found a crow just like him and then they took their yarn or string and flew into the sunset. Don Bluth is the animator, and he left Disney a few years before this film came out and he did a great job with the animation.

The animation in this film is really well done and it adds to the imaginative storyline. Its classic animation and the use of colors from the dark colors of the underground rat city, to the bright red as the animation peaks, is eye catching and truly captures the mood of every scene.

Although this is an animated film, I think this film will appeal to kids and adults as the storyline is very well done. I think this that this film is for ages 5 to adult. I rate this film 5 out of 5 stars because I this is a classic animated film that kids and adults all love.

This has been Julianna Noone reporting for KIDS FIRST!