This is the first Uruguayan animation movie ever. There have been some shorts before (many from Walter Tournier), but this is the first long one, made with the "Stop Motion" technique (the same as used in "Corpse Bride" for example). The story is about an adventurer (Selkirk), who has a treasure map, but needs a ship to make the trip. Finally he manages to find one. During the trip there are many troubles (as it's an adventure film), that finally deliver him alone into a remote island, where he has to live all by his way. The story is nice, specially for kids. Maybe, if you're used to Hollywood's animation films, you'll miss the "classics" as the love scenes or some adult jokes... But as the director said, it's a film developed 100% thinking in kids, and for example, a relation between Selkirk and the only girl there, is just a man-woman friendship relation. Nothing else will happen, so don't expect it. In few words, it's a good movie made by a great working team (with a VERY reduced budget). You can take your kids, to enjoy a nice adventure, and also, you can delight yourself with the magic stop-motion delivers... and always have in mind, that it was made by a very small team of craft-men and women, from a very small country called Uruguay!
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Selkirk, a good entertainment for the little ones
bugenwagen6 April 2012
"Selkirk, el verdadero Robinson Crusoe" is an Uruguayan film (co- produced with Argentina and Chile), directed by Walter Tournier. The story begins with a Pirate in search of "El Manila" an incredible treasure. He has a unique map that describes with detail a zone where a lot of ships were lost. Therefore, he joins with a group of pirates in the search of that treasure. There are some things to take into account before watching the movie: 1 - The movie was made with a low budget for this kind of movie ($ 1.250.000, while Corpse Bride, $ 40.000.000) 2 - Was made by a small crew, with lots of technical problems 3 - The first stop-motion animated film ever made in Uruguay
The film is purely made for little children, so it has lots of child humour. But don't desperate, there are some really good jokes for the adult audiences that you will get right away. And the most important thing is, the message that the movie leaves for the children is very simple but significative.
Taking all this into account, my puntuation is: 7/10
The film is purely made for little children, so it has lots of child humour. But don't desperate, there are some really good jokes for the adult audiences that you will get right away. And the most important thing is, the message that the movie leaves for the children is very simple but significative.
Taking all this into account, my puntuation is: 7/10
Cute...
RosanaBotafogo17 April 2021
How cute, it surprised me positively, another film about Crusoe and survival on the island, but here we have a feminine aspect, which I like a lot, a very cute animation, simple graphic, delicate colorful, fun script, childish theme, life on the island it happens only in the final minutes, but based on the true story of Crusoe who was called Selkirk, I liked it... I hoped the cook would finish with the protagonist Selkirk, I created my own fanfic, I shipped ...
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