A Great Familly Movie from Disney - Bolt!
“For every laugh, there should be a tear” – these were the words of Walt Disney. And while there may not be a tear for every laugh (there are a lot of laughs) in “Bolt”, Disney’s latest animated work of art definitely hits the nail on the head.
More than a funny flick (which it is) and an action-packed CGI masterpiece (which it is), “Bolt” is a movie that reaches into the very heart of its audience. And it’s this ability to do so that will stick moviegoers to their seats and have them coming back for more. The script is superb.
We’ve all seen the trailers. Superdog Bolt is a genetically altered mutt with special powers, including incredible strength, laser vision, and a “super bark” that can lay waste an entire army. Or at least that’s what he thinks he is and how his TV show portrays him. Unknown to him, Bolt is just a regular dog (a cross between a white German shepherd and a number of other dogs, according to Disney) who has been raised all his life on a TV set, made to think everything happening to him is real (much like Jim Carrey’s “The Truman Show”).
"If the dog believes it's real, the audience believes it," the director of Bolt’s TV show says, pointing out the “depth of emotion never captured before" in Bolt's performance.
Bolt (voiced by John Travolta) believes with every bone in his body that he has to save his “person”, Penny (voiced by Miley Cyrus), and defend her from the evil schemes of the cat-loving “green-eyed man”, Dr Calico (voiced by Malcolm McDowell). So when Penny is “captured” in one cliffhanger episode, Bolt manages to break free from his Hollywood confines to attempt to rescue her – only to find himself boxed up and shipped off by mistake to the other side of the US – New York City.
