The King and I (1999 animated version) (G)
OK for kids, but a waste of time; classic is best.
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Movie details
- Studio: Warner Bros.
- Directed By: Richard Rich
- Release Date: 05/01/1999
- Genre: Family and Kids
- MPAA Rating: G
Parents need to know
Parents need to know that this version can't hold a candle to the original 1956 movie or the Rogers and Hammerstein play. It's perfectly age-appropriate for kids, but the animation isn't great, and it strays from the original storyline.
Families can talk about how this take on the story compares to the classic 1956 movie with Deborah Kerr and Yul Brynner. Families can also talk about the history of Siam, which is now Thailand.
Families can talk about how this take on the story compares to the classic 1956 movie with Deborah Kerr and Yul Brynner. Families can also talk about the history of Siam, which is now Thailand.
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Social Behavior:
A theme of the movie, depictions have racist overtone
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Common Sense says
What's the story?
Reviewed by Nell Minow
In this animated version of THE KING AND I, Anna Leonowens and her son Louis leave their home in London for Siam, where Anna becomes governess to the King’s many children. As in the stage play and the classic musical, the King and Anna don’t see eye-to-eye at first, but the King begins to respect her worldly advice and listens to her when she tells him to throw a party for British officials instead of waging war on them. But Siam’s dastardly prime minister, Kralahome, sets out to become ruler by ruining the King’s reputation in front of the British bigwigs.
Is it any good?
Don't waste your time on this animated version -- rent the classic version with Yul Brynner and Deborah Kerr instead. Some of the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein songs remain, but second-rate animation and massive plot changes (mostly of the dumbing-down variety) remove most of the value.
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