[WATCH] "Dumbo" Review: Tim Burton's movie will make you believe that elephants can fly

The best scene of Steven Spielberg's comedy in 1979 1941 Robert Stack as a crying army general sitting in a theater. He looks at the poignant scene of Dumbo Jumbo cradles his little newborn with his trunk by singing the lullaby "Baby Mine". Like Stack's stoic character, who could resist crying in this scene and who does not like Disney's animated 64-minute 1941 masterpiece?

Now, with Disney Studios studios, all new boarders, rummaging through her library in order to turn each animated clbadic into a real-time reboot, we take Tim Burton's two-hour time. Dumbo, the first of five – account & # 39; em, five – such live-action remakes planned just for this year alone (Aladdin, the lion king, the Maleficent suite and the Disney + debut streaming with The Lady and the Tramp). I can not say that I shed tears during Burton's reconstruction of this "Baby Mine" scene, as poignant as it was done. It's a hard act to follow, just like Walt's original. That said, the wonders of the advanced CGI elephants and other creatures on display here – Dumbo in particular, with these giant ears – have their own power and their own reason for being. If you leave the memory of the original behind you and tackle this as a whole new narrative, you could always believe that an elephant can fly. And is not it the goal?

As you can imagine, Burton brings a real visual panache to this story, even resisting the impulse to make a story sometimes dark darker. With the screenwriter Ehren Kruger, he necessarily opened it, focusing on human characters for about 60% of the film. On its own terms, it works very well, and I guess the kids are going to eat it. The casting is impressive too. Holt Farrier (Colin Farrell) is an armed war veteran with an arm that aspires to regain his spirits in the circus but is relegated to the background by Max Medici, owner of Big Tent just to buy. And now, the little girl Jumbo gives birth to is a little guy with big ears called Dumbo. He is instantly an outcast, with the exception of Holt's children Joe (Finley Hobbins) and Milly (Nico Parker), who someday discover that with a quill, Dumbo can fly. Once this is known, the circus is a rush and Max has a blow on his hands.

Enter the near-villain of the play, VA Vandevere (Michael Keaton), who joins the aircraft builder Colette Marchant (a wonderful Eva Green) and buys the circus, so she can get Dumbo, knowing that it's a good thing. is the kind of attraction that will crown its utopia of the Disneyland type called Dreamland. Unfortunately, he becomes a little too greedy in the process.

It is therefore essential, when we see Dumbo's mother closed, while Colette badociates with Dumbo by making an aerial act together. Things happen. The flight sequences of the elephants are dazzling and the atmosphere of the circus is perfect for this outing. Bartitone Bates, played by Michael Buffer, is the ringmaster who sets off with irony: "Are you ready for Dummmmmmo? not your father Dumbo.

Among the rest of the cast, the great Alan Arkin appears in a few scenes as a banker whom Vandevere is courting for business and it is always good to see him, even briefly. Unlike the original animated by the simple fact that humans have not really been part of it, this version has its own pace. When I heard that they were considering a live action Dumbo I've made a grimace, but I have to say that with a group of great shooters run by Burton backstage, it's still a lot of fun and should be a hit. Burton's composer, Danny Elfman, delivers a solid score while mixing allusions to award-winning music at the Oscars. At the end of the credits, Arcade Fire offers a new version of "Baby Mine". The message on how to find one's own way and to be true to oneself regardless of one's appearance, as well as a strong statement about the need to keep animals in captivity is worth it. to be reminded, no matter when, how or why Dumbo flies into our lives. The producers are Kruger, Justin Springer, Derek Frey and Katterli Frauenfelder. Disney lashes it out on Friday. Check out my video review above with scenes from the movie.

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