Watership Down

1978 "All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a Thousand Enemies, and when they catch you, they will kill you... but first they must catch you."
7.6| 1h28m| PG| en| More Info
Released: 31 October 1978 Released
Producted By: Nepenthe Productions
Country: United Kingdom
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When the warren belonging to a community of rabbits is threatened, a brave group led by Fiver, Bigwig, Blackberry and Hazel leave their homeland in a search of a safe new haven.

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Nonureva Really Surprised!
UnowPriceless hyped garbage
Tayloriona Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.
Ava-Grace Willis Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.
zakthomasnz A film that has no allegories or political commentary shoehorned in, just a film about rabbits. Yet so much depth is applied to this film from the incredibly dark themes, of rabbits being in a constant state of survival and dealing with serious issues like PTSD etc. the film may seem violent or horrid but I found that it actually is able to teach us a lot. Whether the topic be death or the cruelty of the world, this film boasts haunting imagery yet is filled with so much heart. Incredibly worthwhile for all ages (depending on how mature the child is though, of course).
Alyssa Black (Aly200) Richard Adams' beloved novel about a ragtag group of rabbits who escape from their doomed warren to find a new home was given the animated treatment and was a massive success round the world. With memorable characters, an adventurous narrative, a beautiful score and breathtaking visuals all combine to a wonderful animation masterpiece.The film boasts an illustrious voice cast of England's top talents particularly in the late Sir John Hurt as Hazel, the troupe's self-appointed leader, the late Richard Briers as Hazel's psychic brother, Fiver, Harry Andrews as the evil General Woundwort and in a final performance that leaves an impact is legendary comedian Zero Mostel as the sour, snarky and helpful gull Kehaar. John Hurt's Hazel is clever, soft=-spoken, at times naive but a strong leader who earns his status as the group's Chief (the head of a rabbit warren in the novel's universe). Brier's Fiver is timid, cautious, smart (thanks in small part to his psychic abilities) and loyal to his brother and the group. Andrews' Woundwort is a vicious and terrifying villain who will rip any insubordinate member of his Efrafa warren to shreds if they defy him. And Zero Mostel as Kehaar is funny as his character spouts lines with an accent that sounds like vaguely Germanic, but laced with hilarity.The narrative structure is faithful to the source material as it follows the characters' struggles to find their home to their battle with the Efrafans. The story never loses its resonance even after nearly 40 years as the impact is still felt and the story is continuously shared by all generations.
bscrivener-50810 Watership Down is a 1978 animated adventure-thriller, directed by Martin Rosen and stars John Hurt as the heroic Hazel, the films main protagonist. Watership Down has always been widely known for its dark reputation and sometimes graphic imagery covered and hidden amongst an innocent children's story. After a prophecy is foretold by Fiver (Hazel's brother) about the destruction of their home (the warren). A small group of rabbits begin a journey to find a new home for their families, friends and allies. Along the way is where Watership Down starts to show its darker side, various rabbit deaths start to spiral the story into a much more grittier tale, with this some quite disturbing scenes, especially after the introduction of the ruthlessly, brutal General Woundwort. Watership Down features one of the greatest scores in cinematic history accompanied with an extremely emotionally hard-hitting, religiously depicted and ambiguously realistic scene, Art Garfunkel's hit single 'Bright Eyes' beautifully lifts and lowers the tone with the famous 'near-death' scene, this is where Watership Down shines at its peak. The film does however have some significant flaws these unfortunately being a lack of character development and variety within the main group, also a rushed final act and quick cuts between scenes almost feel half of the story was left out, as was the impact and emotion, also some seemingly developing story arcs that weren't fully explored to their max due to the short run-time. The ending as a result was not as hard-hitting and teary-eyed as it should have been because of this, but still a great concept. 7/10
Michael Radny I placed this film in my top 10 because of my pure love for this film and my pure love for cavy's and rabbits. However, one may think that is narrow minded to rate a film based purely on external matters, but this film is legitimately good in my views. Some people may find it too slow and I agree that some parts tend to drag, but it is countered by its strong attack on war and social themes. The metaphors may be too much for kids to understand, but this film really isn't to be experienced by kids. Yes, it's nice on the outside, but the gritty inside is what adults will love about this film. Overall, Watership Down provides a deeply depressing and emotional ride which will leave a tear in your eyes and a beautiful re-imagining of rabbits and animals in the process.