"Hilarious Heartwarming Fable"
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FERDINAND is a very well made, funny, entertaining movie with a captivating, heartwarming storyline. The voices and characters are often hilarious. However, the movie has a light mixed worldview. For example, strong Romantic elements stress following your heart and opposes bullying, but strong moral, redemptive elements show Ferdinand sacrificing for others while loving and caring for them. MOVIEGUIDE® advises caution for young children for FERDINAND.
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FERDINAND is an animated movie based on the classic short story about a large bull with a loving nature who wants to get out of bullfighting, but is mistaken for a dangerous beast. FERDINAND is a funny, entertaining, well-made movie with some moral, redemptive content but does have some Romantic elements of following your heart.
Ferdinand is a young bull who loves gardening. One day he’s going to water his flower, and one of the other bulls, Valiente, threatens to stomp on his flower. Ferdinand tells him he won’t fight, and the other bulls tease him for being a pacifist. Not long after, Ferdinand’s supportive father goes to fight the Matador. Sadly, his dad dies, and Ferdinand is so devastated that he runs away from the bull-training center. After running and running, Ferdinand comes to another town. A little girl, Nina, and her father find him and take him into their home. Lovingly, they raise Ferdinand, who grows to be a huge bull.
Nina and Ferdinand do everything together. They grow flowers, run through the fields, even sleep in the same room. Every year, Nina and Ferdinand go to the city center for the flower festival. One year, however, Nina’s father doesn’t want Ferdinand to go, thinking he’s too big and would scare the townspeople, but Ferdinand loves the flower festival too much not to go and rushes after them. When he arrives, he gets stung by a bee and ends up destroying the entire town center. Because of this, they lock Ferdinand up and take him away, leaving Nina in tears. Ferdinand is taken back to the same place he escaped, the bullfighting training center.
Will Ferdinand be able to get out again, or will he have to fight like a bull?
FERDINAND is a very well made, entertaining movie with a compelling, heartwarming story. The voices and characters are often hilarious. FERDINAND is one of the best-made animated movies of 2017.
FERDINAND has a mixed pagan worldview containing strong Romantic elements combined with strong moral, light redemptive elements. Ferdinand makes sacrifices for others while loving and caring for them. However, the movie stresses doing what you want, following your heart and going against the grain. This message, and the message of anti-bullying and pacifism, is a very current message of our time. Despite this, God has created each individual in His image with purpose and fulfillment in Him, rather than following our own desires.
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Now more than ever we’re bombarded by darkness in media, movies, and TV. Movieguide® has fought back for almost 40 years, working within Hollywood to propel uplifting and positive content. We’re proud to say we’ve collaborated with some of the top industry players to influence and redeem entertainment for Jesus. Still, the most influential person in Hollywood is you. The viewer.
What you listen to, watch, and read has power. Movieguide® wants to give you the resources to empower the good and the beautiful. But we can’t do it alone. We need your support.
You can make a difference with as little as $7. It takes only a moment. If you can, consider supporting our ministry with a monthly gift. Thank you.
Movieguide® is a 501c3 and all donations are tax deductible.
