![]() It is a nostalgic ode to '50s that is thought-provoking and entertaining. It is one of those rare animated films that both adults and kids can appreciate. Based on the 1968 children's book, The Giant: A Story in Five Nights, by late British poet Ted Hughes, The Iron Giant refuses to rely on musical numbers and simplify its message to appeal to kids. When The Iron Giant was released in 1999, it flew in the face of the current trend popularized by Disney animated musicals. ![]() The machine in the movie ends up representing our own inventive side of ourselves and begs the question: Is it a good thing or is it a dangerous thing?" - Brad Bird ![]() "So we have to deal with our technological sophistication versus our spiritual sophistication - and technology always seems to be ahead of where we are spiritually. ![]()
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