Dumbo - A movie review

 I watched Dumbo on Wednesday, I think? Not in the cinema, but at home. (I freak out in cinemas; I can only stand G-rated movies there). This one, though, was PG, and because I was having my exams I wasn't going to learn Quran for a week. So, when my younger brother was gone, I calmly watched Dumbo right before my science exam.

I should say beforehand that this review might contain minor spoilers - I'll try to not give away how it ends, because the ending is mixed - sad but happy. Dumbo is a really sad movie. Honestly, though, most of the tears you might weep are going to be happy.

                                                          My rating: 4.9 star  

A tale of a key, a feather, and family.

Dumbo is a movie that takes your emotions and plays with them, resulting in an eye-candy masterpiece which enlightens the most depressed hearts. The movie begins with two children who run up to their father's arrival and hug him after he gets off the train. The children lost their mother in the Spanish flu epidemic, and their father lost an arm in World War I. The beginning is sad; the horses their father used to ride in the circus were sold and he is now caretaker of the elephants. One of the elephants is going to have a baby soon; I think you all know who it is; Dumbo.

I'm not going to spoil it anymore, but I have to say that when they reach Dreamland it is quite similar to 'Wonder Park.' another movie I reviewed lately. If I had to say anything bad about the movie, it would be that the little girl (Milly) was rather flat and out of character and that she deserved more of a deeper character that was believable, for such a big role.

                                                         

In  conclusion, I'd totally recommend this tale of family relationships to a friend 9 and older; so be sure to watch this tantalizing movie with a big box of tissues!

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