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“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie
Animation · Family · Music · 1998
Young Rudolph suffers a childhood accident that sees his nose turn from the publicly accepted norm of black to a glowing red colour. His parents worry about him getting teased, and indeed he does in the end. When he is beaten in the reindeer games by his rival for a doe he fancies, Rudolph runs away and moves into a cave with Slyly the Fox. However can he overcome his fear and reach his true potential?
Movie details
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie
1998 Animation · Family · Music 1h 23m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.1 / 10
Community rating
Young Rudolph suffers a childhood accident that sees his nose turn from the publicly accepted norm of black to a glowing red colour. His parents worry about him getting teased, and indeed he does in the end. When he is beaten in the reindeer games by his rival for a doe he fancies, Rudolph runs away and moves into a cave with Slyly the Fox. However can he overcome his fear and reach his true potential?
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
William R. Kowalchuk Jr.
Written by
Robert L. May · Michael Aschner
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Eric Pospisil
Young Rudolph (voice)
Kathleen Barr
Older Rudolph / Twinkle the Spirte (voice)
John Goodman
Santa Claus (voice)
Whoopi Goldberg
Stormella (voice)
Debbie Reynolds
Mrs. Claus / Mitzi / Mrs. Prancer / School Teacher (voice)
Bob Newhart
Leonard (voice)
Eric Idle
Slyly (voice)
Court is in session
Put Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.