The adaptation of "Dumbo" by Tim Burton made its theatrical release Wednesday. The feature film, shot in real life, is cut for a large audience.
Dumbo , the elephant with big ears, makes his return to the cinema Wednesday, revisited by the famous director Tim Burton. Disney continues to rehabilitate its classics, this time in real life. The story as for it, remains the same in the main lines, even if it is an adaptation to the universe of the famous American director, between dark poetry and magic.
" Dumbo , it's me!" For this new feature film, Tim Burton does not have to force much of his art since he identifies himself with this elephant: "This is my story, that of a strange character that others find weird and they do not care, Dumbo is me! "
The story is that of an elephant born in a family circus but who has too big ears. Not very beautiful, but effective to fly. It is recovered by an amusement park to the evil director played by Michael Keaton. The latter wants to fly Dumbo with on his back, the trapeze artist Colette Marchand, played by the French actress Eva Green.
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The actress does not hesitate to lift a corner of the veil on special effects. "When my character flies on Dumbo, he's a kind of mechanical bull, like the cowboys in the rodeos, attached to a metal arm that rises in the air and it moves very abruptly," says Eva Green.
Messages for the family and society. The result is a very beautiful film, cut for a large audience, family. It is not revolutionary, but it is effective, carrying its share of messages for the family as the base of society, or against the exploitation of animals in circuses or amusement parks.