You don’t know the delirious “Kuzco, the megalomaniac emperor” from Disney studios? So catch up on this completely crazy animated film!
At the head of a mythical kingdom is Kuzco, a young emperor as capricious as he is contemptuous. Assisted by the perfidious Yzma who dreams of taking the throne from him, he plans to build a sumptuous summer residence on one of the prettiest hills of the empire. The day Kuzco fires Yzma, the latter, enraged, hatches a delusional and fatal plan that doesn’t exactly go as planned. Indeed, while Kuzco is to be poisoned, he is transformed… into a llama!
By reading the pitch of Kuzco, the megalomaniac emperor, we already have a fairly precise and pleasing idea of what awaits us: a completely crazy animated film! And the Disney production released in theaters in 2001 does not do things by halves because it is XXL delirium with bursts of gags that are offered to spectators. Clearly, the zygomatics are put to the test!
FROM 6 YEARS OLD
“This film is in the tradition of great fairy tales”said when the film was released Thomas Schumacher, then president of Walt Disney Feature Animation. “The main character undergoes a metamorphosis that will call his existence into question and will force him to reconsider life from a new angle… The loss of his prerogatives and his power will destabilize him. To regain them, Kuzco will have to change. is an initiatory path, but supercharged!”
Supercharged, that’s the word! Because the frenetic pace of Kuzco, the megalomaniac emperor, combined with constant inventiveness and tons of gags, will leave you no respite. It’s really funny, with a huge dose of the absurd and the second degree, for a result leaning quite a bit on the side of Tex Avery which denotes enough of the more classic Disney productions…
What kids will love:
- The uninterrupted madness that emerges from this quirky film.
- Unbridled humor and incredible situations.
- The very colorful visual aspect.
- Discover, through a cartoon, the Inca civilization.
What might worry them:
- The character of the wicked Yzma could worry the little ones.
To know :
- For the sake of authenticity, the team of Kuzco, the megalo-emperor went to Peru in 1996, notably visiting the site of Machu Picchu. As art director Colin Stimpson states, “our goal was to make a coherent and attractive visual style. The Inca style, fascinating in its richness and symbolism, offers a remarkable setting for extreme feelings and situations. It is an exceptional source of inspiration.”
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