Do you ever think if
household appliances come to life and enjoy themselves whenever you leave the
house?
Based on the book by
the late Thomas M. Disch, the movie is about five appliances traveling all over
the country to find their owner. Along this risky trip, they encounter a
waterfall, an evil shop appliance owner, but most importantly they learn about
friendship.
Marielle Sabbag
admitted in her view, “When I was six years old, I watched The Brave Little
Toaster every single day! There was even a day when I watched it twice! Yes, I
was a big fan of this film.” “The Brave Little Toaster” is a fun animated film
with catchy songs, a message about friendship, and the importance of bravery.
Toaster, Blankey,
Lampy, Radio, and Kirby (a vacuum cleaner) are appliances that share a strange
friendship. From the start, the film introduces us to the characters and their
personalities, displaying how they relate to their position. The film does not
avoid showing their fights, disagreements, and how they don’t understand each
other.
Going on this trip
helps them realize the hidden secrets that they chose not to see. Because they
never had to depend on one another before they had to join together and work as
a team.
Sabbag said, “I like
how the central character is not the only one to get their time to shine.” Each
character has their moment of bravery. Toaster keeps the group together, saying
that they need to go out and find their owner, but he has his mistakes. That is
the best part of this movie. Nobody is perfect. We all make mistakes. However,
we can work on correcting our flaws.
The voices of the five
appliances are Deanna Oliver, Timothy E. Day, Tim Stack, Jon Lovitz, and the
late Thurl Ravenscroft and everyone is amazing. Sabbag said, “I especially
loved Jon Lovitz as the quirky radio who always makes entertaining
announcements.” Other voice actors include the late Phil Hartman, Joe Ranft,
Jonathan Benair, Wayne Kaatz, Colette Savage, and so many others who brought
this film to life.
Sabbag mentioned, “I
remember turning up the volume and danced around to the songs. My favorite
scene of all is when the appliances do their chores as Radio plays Tutti Frutti
by the late Little Richards.” Other songs included are City of Light, It’s
a B Movie, Cutting Edge, and Worthless.
Animation for the film
is well-done. The hand-drawn animation is obsolete nowadays. The animators
really had to thing how a lamp or a toaster would move on its own. Sabbag
admitted, “That’s what I love about animated movies. It’s all about
imagination.”
Jerry Rees make a film
for everyone to enjoy. Sabbag said, “Over time, the message of this film has
evolved for me. As I have been trying to figure out why this movie had such an
impact on me when I was six, I believe that it was the friendship of the five
appliances.”
Sabbag continued, “I do
have to say that this is more of a film for young adults than child audiences.”
The film is dark and has scenes that will scare children. Like the song Worthless
has references to suicide. Sabbag admitted, “The clown scene scared me as a
kid.”
Despite how this movie
might be now dated, it’s still a fun film to see how technology has changed
over the last three decades. We have become really dependent on technology.
Sabbag ended her review
by saying, “The Brave Little Toaster will always be one of my favorite
childhood films. It is an unforgettable work of animation. I recommend that you
watch this film if you have not seen it.”
I will also give this
film a recommendation because I think everyone will really enjoy it. I don’t
get why people might hate this movie, but I don’t, so I think everyone should
see it. I vaguely remember seeing this as a kid, but I saw it as an adult and I
really loved the film.
Surprisingly, this
movie got a couple of sequels, which we will look at the first one tomorrow in “Disney
Month 2020.”
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