(Re)discover the excellent “Bernard and Bianca in the land of kangaroos”, the second adventure of the two adorable mice, who this time fly to Australia, to the rescue of a little boy kidnapped by a mean poacher .
From 4 years old
After freeing little Penny from the clutches of the abominable Medusa, Bernard and Bianca are back for a new adventure.
As Bernard is about to propose to his teammate, they are sent to the other side of the globe, to Australia, to rescue a little boy – young Cody – caught in the nets of the cruel poacher Perceval McLeach. To get there, they will travel “on board” the albatross Wilbur, just as clumsy as his brother Orville.
Nestled in the very beginning of the golden age of the 90s (stack between The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast), directed by Hendel Butoy and Mike Gabriel, Bernard and Bianca in the land of the kangaroos is one of the Disney classics a little forgotten, and unjustly underestimated.
Much less famous than its contemporaries, it nevertheless combines all the qualities required to be part of the essentials: an ultra-effective and exotic scenario, endearing characters, and a good dose of humor, notably carried by the hilarious Wilbur, and by the deliciously cruel Joanna.
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But the audacity of this sequel – the first to have been offered to a Disney classic in the cinema – is that its two main characters only intervene 18 minutes into the film. Particularly long and developed, the introduction of the film takes its time to immerse us in the Australian bush, and above all offers us one of the most beautiful sequences in the history of the studio.
After the perilous ascent of a steep cliff, when he has just freed the golden eagle Marahute from his net, young Cody accidentally falls into the void. As he thinks his last hour has arrived and he falls like a stone to the ground, he is picked up in extremis by the giant bird, which then offers him an extraordinary trip through the clouds. Sublimated by a sumptuous soundtrack and by the formidable animation of a particularly inspired Glen Keane, the sequence releases a powerful emotion.
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What they will like…
- We told you, the introductory scene (and the dizzying flight of young Cody with the Marahute eagle) is one of the film’s moments of grace. An unforgettable sequence, whatever the age at which it is discovered.
- The chemistry between Bernard and Bianca, touching, funny and sometimes even moving, works as well as in the first part. Somewhat shaken up by the arrival of a new character – the rat-kangaroo Jack – the adorable couple will weather all storms.
- Wilbur! Hilarious from start to finish, this albatross will make children and adults burst into laughter.
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What can worry them…
- The villain of the film, Perceval McLeach. This sinister poacher, who does not hesitate to kidnap a child and threaten to throw him to the crocodiles is perhaps not as scary as the Medusa of the first opus, but can still impress the youngest.
- Although she will probably make you laugh most of the time, Joanna, the female monitor lizard who serves as McLeach’s sidekick, can sometimes be worried, especially in the way she appears out of nowhere without warning.
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