The Iron Giant – the best unknown animated movie
November 9th, 2009 | by Sean |
Wossis? The Iron Giant!
When I first saw The Iron Giant, I went looking for it because I saw it in a list of animated movies on Wikipedia. I’d never heard of it but it seemed to have rave reviews. I still can’t believe how good it is! There was apparently some hiccup with its marketing at the time of its release, and so it was never properly promoted.
I love this movie, the characters are wonderful, the animation is great, but it also has a really strong story, with a feel-good ending that makes my throat hurt and my eyes leak! I think it would have the same appeal for almost anyone who watched it.
There’s a sequence in the movie where Hogarth teaches the giant robot some simple words. I wondered if it might make a good flashcard sequence for wossis.com, and got a little carried away! The cardset I made is not really ‘learning’ any more, it’s more like a comic strip! I think that’s interesting in itself. Have a look and let me know what you think: