![]() ![]() For it's not mere pixels that make Mumble move it's Savion Glover, the onetime whiz kid of tap, who, at 33, is the highest-profile solo artist in the business. A few grand multi-penguin production numbers, featuring singing and dancing, flesh out the main characters, mark key emotional segments and move the plot along.īut what makes "Happy Feet" both a throwback to Hollywood's golden era and a product of the digital age is this: It relies on real, live talent for the dancing. ![]() Like the great pictures of the '30s, '40s and '50s that showcased the talents of Astaire and Ginger Rogers, Gene Kelly, Judy Garland and their ilk, "Happy Feet" tells a good part of its story through the music of its day, incorporating rap, funk, disco, rock and Latin tracks. At first blush, "Happy Feet" may seem to be just another computer-generated kid flick, like "Shrek" or "Toy Story." But in skillfully merging art and entertainment, it sets a new 21st-century standard for the movie musical. For fans of tap, humble Mumble is the new messiah. 2 movie: The flightless fowl is sure to be seen by zillions of kids and parents around the globe. Last weekend, "Happy Feet" was holding steady as the nation's No. The misfit penguin Mumble, on the other hand, is all those things and one of the biggest stars at the box office. Astaire was big, Astaire was a genius, Astaire was Astaire - but he was no darling, fuzzy little bird, nor the object of pint-size wuv. But as it turned out, the movie about a hyper-rhythmic penguin who saves his flock with his dancing feet is the best thing to happen to tap since Fred Astaire. No one involved in "Happy Feet" set out to make a blockbuster tribute to tap-dancing.
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