March Double Bill: Secret Of Nimh

[Foxbat]

Please stick your ramblings/musings/rants here

[McMurphy]

I don't want to steer the discussion too much towards a book versus film comparison, but of those viewers who had also read the novel, do you feel that the Brisby's quest is as fantastic as in the book?

Why do you believe the filmmakers may have chosen to add the element of the amulet, which was not in the book? What does the amulet symbolize, or how does it serve as a storytelling device?


Jenner, the rat who had murderous ideas of how to gain control of the rats of NIMH, was simply a rat who left the group in the book. Why do you believe he became so evil in the film adaption?

Why was it necessary for Mrs. Brisby to seek out the owl from a storytelling perspective?


If this isn't the first time viewing the film, when did you first see it?

Fun Fact: Because of copyright problems with the name Frisbee, the film had to change Mrs. Frisby to Mrs. Brisby. Unfortunately, the problem didn't arise until after the audio was recorded, so her name had to be redubbed in all the shots later on in production (sourced from the DVD sleeve).

[GrownUp]

I am displeased. I posted, or rather tried to post, a long and involved reply to this and the form, or my computer, or the aether, ate it and now I shall never remember what it was that I said. The rehash:

The amulet. The way you feel when it lights up and you see her rise. Ace. It is a... what is the word? verification? justification? ...of her heart. Because, I'm thinking that the film is less of a phsyical quest.

The questiest part of it is when she goes to find the rat that is Derek Jacobi.

The film action is swept along by events, don't you think? So the amulet plays its part as a marker in the mental journey going on at the same time. The prize, the grail, is her finding, and coming into her power, or maybe the proof of her power. And the amulet is brilliant in showing that moment.