‘Rabbit Academy: The Great Easter Egg Theft’: Ideal for the little ones

Among the previews of the great Hollywood animation productions, Industries of other international markets establish themselves with titles that try to win over the smallest spectators of the house. After such hits as ‘Red Shoes and the Seven Trolls’, ‘Mina’s World of Dreams’, ‘Oopsss 2! Where’s Noah Now?”, “Ainbo: The Amazon Warrior” and “Hopper, the Chicken Hare”, Look for its spot on the “Rabbit Academy: The Great Easter Egg Robbery” billboard.

‘Rabbit Academy’ tries to be a fairy tale about Easter bunnies and their origins, within an animated and imaginative story. The curious thing is that the film directed by Ute von Münchow-Pohl, one of the main figures of German animation and who was behind the wonderful ‘The Elfkins’, tries to get closer to the parable that was ‘Zootropolis’, having rabbits and foxes as protagonistsanimals that couldn’t be more antagonistic.

This is to show the more obvious intentions, such as the film wants to be a way to break down prejudices and reinterpret the figure of the villain. Foxes, rather than eating rabbits, want to be Easter foxes. In other words, to be equally loved by people, for having brought gifts, which are colored eggs. However, Prejudices and ancestral fears provoke a confrontation that could very well be resolved through dialogue. That’s where the ribbon looks best and that will ensure that the little ones not only have fun but also learn about values.

A story of friendship that gave more

However, the more positive remains there, because its animation can’t keep up with other European productions. For starters, it falls well short of the titles of nWave Pictures, a studio that has been right behind ‘Hopper, el polloliebre’, one of the most recent European animated hits on the Spanish billboard. It also lags behind German films like the saga ‘Oops! Where is Noah?’ or “crazy”. This could be forgiven for coming from a smaller industry, as happened with ‘Ainbo’a film mainly of Peruvian nationality, the financing of which has been very difficult to find.

It also doesn’t help that the story is overly simple. Again, one could be forgiven for being a proposal meant only for preschoolers, but no, it’s meant for slightly older children, who demand a slightly deeper story. On the other hand, although great originality is not required in these titles, there must be at least some surprise twists. Everything is too predictable, his dialogues don’t even delve into his message about friendship and breaking down prejudices.

‘Rabbit Academy’ is a fast-paced consumer production, designed more for a moment of pure and hard fun than to create an educational and informative story for children. After the wonderful ‘The Elfkins’, it seems that the new Münchow-Pohl is a bit of a step backwards.

Note: 5

The best: His message about friendship and breaking down prejudices.

Worse: An animation that was sometimes too elementary and a plot that gave more.