Jonah - A VeggieTales Movie

Buy This Item Jonah - A VeggieTales Movie by Lions Gate  Available from Amazon  $5.99  on 11-15-2008     Parents seeking kid-friendly, Christian entertainment can be comfortable letting their kids watch <I>Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie</I>, which turns the characters from the biblical story of Jonah into a bunch of talking cucumbers, asparagus, peas, and other vegetables. When God instructs the prophet Jonah to go to the wicked city of Ninevah to spread His word, Jonah balks and tries to flee by ship--only to end up in the belly of a whale. When he finally consents to go to Ninevah, things don't turn out quite the way he expects. The <I>VeggieTales</I> team uses computer animation and upbeat musical numbers to express Christian themes, but they do so without being painfully didactic. The animation (and the humor) isn't as sophisticated as that in <I>Toy Story</I> or <I>Shrek</I>, and kids may find some elements of the story confusing, but this may provide an opportunity for parents and kids to discuss values. <I>--Bret Fetzer</I> Reader Reviews With so many really bad CGI (computer graphics imagery) shows and movies out there, it's refreshing to see a great film made by people who obviously love what they're doing. The story of Jonah and the whale is told, or rather re-enacted by the pirates that don't do anything, who in 2008 came to theaters in a new Veggie movie. This story within a story is funny and fun, light hearted, told and animated with a light, sure touch. Even the opening credits are funny, but stay for the end and the "Song Under the Credits", a zany, light-hearted finale. The songs are as poetic as Godspell, and the film is far above the lesson- laden kids' shows that drag down so much of current kids' fare. Some will dismiss this movie as religious moralizing, but by being up front about its message, normalizing it, as it were, the result it fresh and effervescent. Angels can fly because they take themselves lightly, mused Chesterton. These veggies are good for you, but they take themselves far more lightly than the bulk of kids shows. If laughter is the best medicine, the prescription is Veggie-Tales.

Jonah - A VeggieTales Movie Available from Amazon Price: $5.99 Updated on 11-15-2008.

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