Most movies like to approach their subject matter with subtlety and tact. To skillfully weave a theme into normal everyday events and show us how the chosen subject matter affects the characters lives. Luck, on the other hand, ensures that within the first two minutes the word "luck" has been said 10 times, that we know the older girl is the unluckiest person in the world, and that the younger girl is huge into collecting good luck charms and just needs one more in order to have her dreams of a good life come true.
There are good moral values related to family, but as regards the actual aspect of luck... what was the moral again?
That luck is real but random? That bad luck clumps together so the unlucky are just going to get ever unluckier... but you should suck it up and make the most of it, because bad luck has the occasional good use? Or, that without a good dose of actual magical good luck you really AREN'T going to ever get adopted? Because she sure didn't seem to be getting adopted when there was no good OR bad luck in the world. I think something along the lines of "you make your own luck" and show us how would've been more meaningful.
The actual storyline is quite involved and keeps going and going, maybe one act too far even. The artwork is good, the animation is somewhat stiff and unnatural, with seemingly weak lipsync on the human characters but much better syncing on the animals and monsters.
Overall it was worth a watch, but doesn't feel like it's going to be a treasured classic.
There are good moral values related to family, but as regards the actual aspect of luck... what was the moral again?
That luck is real but random? That bad luck clumps together so the unlucky are just going to get ever unluckier... but you should suck it up and make the most of it, because bad luck has the occasional good use? Or, that without a good dose of actual magical good luck you really AREN'T going to ever get adopted? Because she sure didn't seem to be getting adopted when there was no good OR bad luck in the world. I think something along the lines of "you make your own luck" and show us how would've been more meaningful.
The actual storyline is quite involved and keeps going and going, maybe one act too far even. The artwork is good, the animation is somewhat stiff and unnatural, with seemingly weak lipsync on the human characters but much better syncing on the animals and monsters.
Overall it was worth a watch, but doesn't feel like it's going to be a treasured classic.