The Little Prince

Even the book it’s based on is such a Coelho for autistic children, yet despite all efforts, the film lacks its existential loneliness. Instead, it struggles with the book's challenging ephemerality through a standard storyline cut straight out of the Pixar school, finding common ground between children and adults alike, resulting in a bizarre narrative patchwork that didn't make sense even to me. Poor kids. (03/25/2016)

I read the book years ago, I've never been a die-hard fan of Saint-Exupéry's classic work and I would never blurt out a morsel of wisdom in the book at the drop of a hat, but I still decided to go see the film adaptation in the cinema and I have to say it was worth it. I liked the intertwining of the two stories, which were animated differently, with each having its own charm. More than once I pondered the meaning of life, the contrast of youth vs old age, and let myself ride the wave of an imagination that has no limits unless we set them for ourselves. In short, a nice and colourful caress on the soul, which I would like to return to sometime in the future. (01/23/2016)

I just have a weakness for "The Little Prince" story, and I was really afraid of how the creators of this film would manage to adapt it for the present day and today's audience. I didn't have to worry. Certainly not that much. The original book's story is beautifully retold here, and there's something extra added that works well alongside it. At times I felt that all the magic was lost, but then a scene came along that made me believe that this was a good direction. And it is. (12/20/2015)

Beautifully drawn fairy tale. I've been eyeing it for a while, but after watching it, I can state that I haven't seen such a beautiful fairy tale in a long time. And yes, some might say that it's no wonder when it's called The Little Prince. However, I appreciate the fact that the creators elevated the story of the French nobleman and added a second storyline that beautifully complements the main book. I even tended to give it five stars, but I was slightly disappointed by the second half of the story, which took away from the philosophical questions and especially from what made The Little Prince so famous, and turned the otherwise beautifully dreamlike plot into a kind of classic animated cliché. (01/24/2021)

A famous fantasy tale immortalized through a modern socio-filmic lens that allows for a better portrayal of the main characters, a more accessible humorous narrative, and above all, an easier adaptation of Exupéry's timeless ideas for today's and tomorrow's youth. I really liked the varied stylization of the narrative, the flashback scenes focusing directly on passages from the book look exactly as I imagined them when I read them. My only quibble is the excessive runtime, where the film has not much to offer, especially in the middle part, and it unnecessarily delays the beginning of the original and hilarious climax. (01/16/2016)