Völlig von der Wolle

When looking at the previews for Sheep and Wolves, I thought it was going to be some explosive animation, even if made for kids. Was I wrong! The film looks at the other side of life: that of the wolf who lives in the wolf's village and he's happy until something happens. This fantastically funny film entertained my whole family; adults, teenagers, and children were completely enthralled from beginning to end.

This cartoon caught me with graphics. It is so beautiful. Just look at how the alpine meadows are shown. Sheep flocks. And in contrast to this, a forest and a flock of wolves. And then a magical change of one of the main characters. Every flock has its heroes, characters, who set the tone for the whole story. The cartoon will appeal not only to the child, but also to the adult. It clearly depicts good and evil. On whom it is worth to be equal, and who should be avoided. The cartoon deserves a solid four stars from 5!

There's a lot to like about this movie. The animation is gorgeous. The voice acting is competent. I wasn't too into the story though but if you don't think too deeply about it, it's not a bad movie for kids.

Unfortunately I'm not a kid. So the themes and issues with it kinda left me hovering in the middle. Let me explain.

On the surface it's one of those feel good movies. You have a group of wolves, a group of sheep and through wacky hijinks the wolf wanting to be the alpha gets turned into a sheep. He learns about them, learns to care about them and in the end convinces his pack that the sheep should be their friends and not their dinner. And that's fine if that's what you want to take away from it. It's colorful. It looks nice. It's got a good message of working together and it can be something the kids can enjoy.

But I don't get it. The're made partially human in the sense that they're anthro to the point where the females have human curves to them and long hair. Sure, it's not the first cartoon to do that. Yes the animals live in villages with houses and use tools. But they also run on all fours. Yet also they stand on their hind legs and use their front paws as hands. There's no real consistency to them or their design. It's like they took two ideas and mashed them together.

To see this done right, I really suggest Zootopia as I felt this was a little too uneven.

This is the third film from Wizart Animation Studio.

I have been following Wizart since their first film (The Snow Queen, 2012) and have noticed that their films have exponentially been getting better. This film is no exception to that trend (although it is only their #3).

Story: This is a timeless fairytale told from anamorphic Sheep and Wolves. The general concept is "despite their differences all life is precious and should be treated as such" which could be a valuable lesson this day and age. The characters are comically entertaining, while the voice actors (english cast) certainly knew how to make them lovable.

Animation: clearly a major improvement to The Snow Queen and Snow Queen 2, some blurry and odd animation sequences, but mostly minor scenes and were enjoyable scenes despite that.

Music: Seemed like the composer had a better handle on this film than The Snow Queen. Still nothing hummable, but final song was fun.

-I only wish that Wizart would hurry up with a DVD/BD release here in the United States already. I really would like to share this with other people.

This movie amazed me. It was funny, smart, entertaining, and best of all, it was clean. By clean I mean that I could watch it with my friends and family and didn't have to be embarrassed. This movie had none of that stuff. It was just good clean family-oriented fun. If anyone of you have been searching for a great movie to watch with your family or significant other, then this is the one. You'll go away feeling good. Definitely worth the time to see or rent. Why couldn't other movies be just as good and clean?