Movie Review: Babe

Movie Review: Babe                                                                                                              7-16-18

Based on the book by Dick King Smith, Babe is about a young pig named Babe (Christine Cavanaugh), who gets adopted by an elderly sheep farmer named Arthur Hoggett (James Cromwell). When Babe arrives on the farm, all the animals think that pigs have no purpose except for being eaten. However, one Christmas, when Babe saves the flock of sheep from being robbed by sheep rustlers, Arthur starts bringing him on daily sheep round-ups with his sheepdogs Rex (Hugo Weaving) and Fly (Miriam Margolyes). However, Rex gets mad at Fly and bites her leg and Arthur's hand. Now he has to train Babe to be the best sheep dog there is for the annual sheep herding competition.

For four years now, Babe has stood out as one of my favorite live-action films of all time. Babe is a timeless gem with unforgettable acting from both the humans and the animals, enjoyable music from  Nigel Westlake, gorgeous scenery, and incredible animatronics from Jim Henson's Creature Shop

Babe also has one of my favorite comic reliefs in a live-action film to date: Ferdinand the Duck, a duck who hates being a duck and tries desperately to be a rooster.

If I were to complain about one thing, I feel Esme, Arthur Hoggett's wife played by Magda Szubanski, gets too much screen time. However, Esme does serve a purpose in the story, but since there are some viewers out there who probably haven't seen Babe yet, I'll keep it a surprise.

She isn't exactly the prettiest flower in the garden.

In conclusion, Babe is, in my opinion, one of the best kid's films ever made. It deserved to get the Oscar nomination for Best Picture and win Best Visual Effects.

Rating: The perfect rating of 5 stars.

That'll do, pig. That'll do.