Charming cartoon mini-series
"Over the Garden Wall" starts with the moody teenager Wirt and his lively little brother Greg getting lost in the woods. Over the course of the ten episodes of the mini-series they try to find a way home, encountering a number of quirky people. But they're not alone, there is a Beast prowling around the woods and it is stalking the brothers....
The series creates a spooky atmosphere that wanes from time to time in favour of funny interludes but is ultimately maintained throughout the series. The gloomy setting and tone is however not too scary for kids, and there's usually a balance between the funny and the scary bits in each episode.
The series tends also to include songs, these musical interludes might not be for everyone.
Combining episodic and serialized storytelling the series features a number of smaller as well as a couple of big twists. The main characters are not just types, they are multi-layered characters that actually develop through the course of the series. They are also brilliantly voiced: It was a good decision to let Greg being voiced by an actual child named Collin Dean who wonderfully manages to get across his character's childish wonder and optimism. Elijah Wood and Melanie Linskey do a great job with dramatic Wirt and pragmatic Beatrice and their chemistry while bickering is palpable. The Beast is also perfectly voiced by Samuel Ramsey who has the evil. dangerous creature voice down pat.
All in all, "Over the Garden Wall" is a very well made cartoon that can be enjoyed not only by the children it's aimed at but also adults.
The series creates a spooky atmosphere that wanes from time to time in favour of funny interludes but is ultimately maintained throughout the series. The gloomy setting and tone is however not too scary for kids, and there's usually a balance between the funny and the scary bits in each episode.
The series tends also to include songs, these musical interludes might not be for everyone.
Combining episodic and serialized storytelling the series features a number of smaller as well as a couple of big twists. The main characters are not just types, they are multi-layered characters that actually develop through the course of the series. They are also brilliantly voiced: It was a good decision to let Greg being voiced by an actual child named Collin Dean who wonderfully manages to get across his character's childish wonder and optimism. Elijah Wood and Melanie Linskey do a great job with dramatic Wirt and pragmatic Beatrice and their chemistry while bickering is palpable. The Beast is also perfectly voiced by Samuel Ramsey who has the evil. dangerous creature voice down pat.
All in all, "Over the Garden Wall" is a very well made cartoon that can be enjoyed not only by the children it's aimed at but also adults.
- jbencker
- 6 abr 2019