To see at the cinema: Migration, an animated film with ducks, Super Mario Bros. Studios.

Recommended from 6 years

Once: The Colvert family is in a domestic dilemma. While Mac (voiced by Pio Marmay in VF) is perfectly content to hang out quietly with his family at their small pond in New England, his wife Pam (Lauren Callum) prefers to be the type to shake up the routine a bit. To show his children – Dax, who is no longer a duckling, and his little sister Gwen – to the rest of the world.

When they are greeted by a family of migrating ducks during a layover, it’s the perfect opportunity for Pam to convince Mack to follow suit and embark on a family trip: to Jamaica. As they fly to the sun for the winter, the mallard’s well-laid plan quickly unravels. But a chaotic and unexpected turn of events will change them forever and teach them more than they expected.

which they will fall in love with : Get ready for a big, colorful family adventure! Directed by France’s Benjamin Renner, winner of the César for Best Animated Feature for Ernest and Celestine and the Big Bad Fox and Other Tales, Migration is a newborn from Illumination, a studio that has already worked on Moi, Despicable Me, Minions, Like Beasts and more recently Super. Mario Bros. The Movie is the second highest grossing animated film of all time behind Frozen 2.

After Ernest the bear, Celestine the mouse, and the fox and her 3 chicks, the designer and film director chose a family of ducks, or more precisely, Mala, as the heroes of his film. An animal that children especially appreciate. While Mack, the father, is overprotective and does not shy away from telling scary stories to his duckling, mother Pam, on the other hand, wants to discover the world. At the beginning of the film, the couple argues, which makes for some pretty funny scenes. After that we imagine what the puddles, which we see more or less loudly moaning at the ponds, will say to each other.

The audience will not fail to identify with this family, which will greatly amuse the children. Especially since ducks are great comedy characters. Their attitude, the way they move, everything makes them laugh, which contributes to their success with the little ones.

met during the promotion of the film, Benjamin Rennerstates on this subject: “Malaya is the most common duck in the world and unfortunately a beast that has absolutely no way to protect itself. He has almost nothing. There is a small beak that can barely bend and small paws that cannot scratch.

So it’s a perfect animal to express any fear we may have while traveling. When we are afraid of being completely flooded. It’s too big for them, but at the same time, they’re getting there. Life is a bit like that. When we tell ourselves that the world is too big for us, it’s still worth trying because there will be rewards.“

French director’s touch

Fans of the French filmmaker’s previous works shouldn’t miss a few sarcastic lines and visual touches. Benjamin Renner. Because these ducks have little in the way of the famous Big Bad Fox. for the director “It happened a bit subconsciously. In the beginning we presented a more ‘classic’ design with large pupils. But I really like big eyes with very small pupils. I think that’s something that attracts me. It comes from Roger Rabbit because it’s very expressive and I love it..

This makes it very easy to come up with expressions that are both very funny and very powerful. At first, the producer was very keen not to deviate too much from the original duck. For him, the duck is already ready to be filmed in an animated film. We still changed some details and obviously there was something from my graphic world.

As for the tone of the film, he adds: “I don’t shy away from writing slightly sarcastic dialogue. Sometimes it’s a bit dark, but it’s treated with fun or lightheartedness, like in my other films. The fear of being eaten runs through the film. Because people aren’t like that. The same fear, but we’re still afraid of danger, obstacles and death , so we can easily identify.”

What might be bothering them: Although the sarcastic humor will amuse older children, the film includes some scenes that may impress younger children, especially the encounter with the thugs.

As Mack tries to scare his children, they tell stories about a heron that eats ducks. During their journey, the Colvert family encounters a pair of herons whose intentions are initially unknown. With her small pupils and big beard, the woman is sure to make an impression on the youngest.

The only person in the film, the chef, has only one obsession: cooking duck with oranges. He then embarks on a mad chase armed with a knife and skewer. Funny images reminiscent of the cooking scenes in The Little Mermaid and Ratatouille, but may disturb the most sensitive of young viewers.

What they will keep deep: There’s no doubt that after watching this movie, your kids will want to go see the ducks, if they aren’t already displaced! This initiatory journey deals with universal issues such as family relationships, self-transcendence, the need to face one’s fears, and animal conservation. The film helps people realize the importance of not missing out on the opportunities that life can bring.

And these are the themes that producer Chris Meledandri wanted to address from the beginning. Benjamin Renner explains our microphone: “When I met Chris Meledandri, he told me stories about his family and children. They made me laugh or shake me. And I told myself that there was something powerful to say.

The theme of the film was family relations from the beginning. What is love in a family and how can love be tested by the fact that a couple, as the years go by, do not necessarily want the same things..

These issues are approached from a subtle angle and will not necessarily be understood in the same way by children and their parents.