Titina - Ein tierisches Abenteuer am Nordpol

Titina is a rare family animated movie that is based on an historical event that is down to earth and (relatively) accurate to said event. There are no talking animals, and fantastical scenes are the result of inhaling blipper gases. The titular dog still manages to have an expressive personality, but not to the point where she's just a human on four legs.

The animation is alright. It's good to see 2D where even in this film's home country CGI is the norm. I personally think it's more suitable to a streaming or direct to DVD quality rather than theatrical, but for what it's worth it is vibrant and the character designs are appealing.

Overall, a potential classic.

I must confess that this kind of animation is not my cup of tea. I am suspicious about that type of foreign animation movies style of animation. I hadn't got any clue about the content of the movie before I got to see it, but I was hoping my kids would have liked it, because it seemed nice and smarter then other dumb Hollywood low and recyclable content.

I truly believe that this was god's plan about how to teach children about history. Take a movie, insert the content in a special manner and way and role the tape. It's a story that will soon be 100 years old and still feels so relevant to these days. It's a story about an important discovery that without this movie, they will probably not learn about.

The movie exposes the dog as its main character, but we can see that it isn't. The dog is a side character behind two very interesting people in the early years of latest century. The story about the dog is just an excuse to create a movie that includes one of the milestones from the beginning of latest century.

It is a story about humanity, pride, rivalry and national and personal achievements. The kids were fascinated for the whole (almost) ninety minutes and after finishing watching the movie, we all wanted to read about Umberto Nobile and Roald Amundsen so Kajsa Næss can understand that his job was achieved.

Beautiful image and that is the only good thing I have to say. Otherwise pretentious and therefore boring. The dialogues are there just to keep the story going with a few abstract lines on the lips of abstract characters. The script misses every chance for emotion or diving for real into a situation and processing it. Except for the two main male characters (not that there is much complexity in them either), everyone is abstract and fanthomatic. I can understand there could be an interesting explanation for such a choice, but if it's not counterbalanced by anything it simply seems narrow. The title fooled me that it's gonna be about the dog, but was it really?

This is one of those rare movies that completely catches you off guard. The premise might seem boring at first glance, but the creativity put into this movie is top tier. You see the whole story through the perspective of the dog, titina, and that makes for some really marvellous scenes in the movie. They really use this premise for what its worth, for most of the movie. It is also really emotional at times, especially towards the end, but also very humorous. This movie has it all!! If you like good storytelling, beautiful art, and feeling like a kid again, this movie does not disappoint!! Would recommend for older kids though. Even though there is a age limit of 6yr, i think the movie may be a bit too complex and maybe even boring for smaller children at times, though there are scenes that are colourful and more poetic that would be fun for younger kids. Really depends on what your kid likes, though, thats just my take. For grown ups though, i think most people who like studio ghibli or pixar movies, would also enjoy this.

A very special movie. The styling of the characters is very unique. This is animation artwork of a very high level, far away from what we're used to in this digital animation age.

The story is very layered. Adults can see what really drives the protagonists, while kids can enjoy the journey of a really courageous and cute dog "Titina". What gives this movie an extra touch, is the historical aspect of the story. The real life historical footage is yet another unique feature of this charming animation movie.

A smile and a tear, a truly lovely movie. Hats off for the director, the designer and the hard work of the animation artists!