Azur and Asmar: the Prince's Quest

This afternoon I took advantage of an opportunity to see Azur &
Asmar: the Prince's Quest on the big screen. Apparently, the
gorgeously rendered 3D computer animated movie with two-
dimensional, painted backgrounds and non-photo realistic rendering
has not been wildly distributed because a female character's nipples
are visible during an early breastfeeding scene.

(I admit I was initially started - but not shocked and saddened -
to see realistically rendered nipples on a brown woman's chest in
an animated movie - America is a very young country).

I was lucky to see this feature on the big screen thanks to the on-
going Milwaukee Film Festival. If you get the opportunity, run,
do not walk, to see it.

The elaborate and beautiful vistas presented in this movie are
extraordinary and the dark-haired, brown-eyed Asmar (and
his mother) are as beautifully rendered as the blonde, blue-eyed
Azur. Further, it is a captivating and engaging tale reminiscent of
1001 Arabian Nights.

I highly recommend it.

~rave!