After ‘Shaun the Sheep’, the Aardman studio brought us this fantastic comedy with the voices of Eddie Redmayne and Tom Hiddleston
Football and prehistory? It seems an unlikely combination, but it is actually the basis of another of the Aardman studio’s gems: ‘Caveman’ is a nice prehistoric adventure in stop motion that airs today at 3:25 p.m. on Clan.
Football days (and caves)
Dug is a young caveman who sees his home in danger due to the advance of the City of the Bronze Age. Together with his inseparable wild boar friend Hognob and his tribe, they unite to face him and save your valley… in a soccer game?
‘Caveman’ (‘Early Man’, 2018) is a Aardman studio filmdirected by Nick Park (director and screenwriter of the also fantastic ‘Chicken Run’ and ‘Wallace & Gromit’) and with the voices of the original cast of Eddie Redmayne, Tom Hiddleston, Timothy Spall and Maisie Williams.
Perhaps it is one of the studio’s least known films and, although it does not reach the level of Aardman’s most complete works, that does not mean that it is not a truly tremendously enjoyable little gem and, above all, artisanal.
Stop-motion animation doesn’t usually break the box office, but for me it’s always a plus because the affection is evident of its creators, as well as the time and effort invested in each frame.
In addition to the technical section, a very careful scriptwith a sense of humor as simple as it is wittyfull of gags to remember (“the zebra crossing” or Hognob’s interventions) and some other cinephile reference. Its footage is less than an hour and a half long and is pure, constant fun.
‘Caveman’ is a hilarious football comedy that both children and adults will enjoy. Of course, I recommend you see it in the original version because the Spanish dubbing had the idea of putting Chenoa, Hugo Silva and Mario Vaquerizo as the main characters, and you can imagine how things turned out.
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