Chicken Little
The problem with this approach is that they were using the wrong inspiration. While the Dreamworks approach works in “Shrek,” it really didn’t work in “Shark Tale” or “Madagascar.” Given they had the master storytellers of Pixar in their backyard, one wonders why Disney didn’t watch a few commentary tracks to learn from the…
What is important is not the story but how the story is told. The animation style allows for endless visual gags, almost all of which are impeccably timed. Like many of the best animated films (“Finding Nemo” and “Spirited Away” spring immediately to mind), this film gives the impression of a complex world that extends…