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Ferdinand (2017)

2017 | Adventure | Animation | Comedy

110 mins United States

A giant but gentle bull must find a way to break free from his captors and return home to his family.

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Produced by 20th Century Fox
Director Carlos Saldanha
Writer Munro Leaf
Cast John Cena, Kate McKinnon, Gina Rodriguez and David Tennant
animation adventure comedy

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Pete (121 KP) rated

Dec 30, 2017  
Ferdinand (2017)
Ferdinand (2017)
2017 | Adventure, Animation, Comedy
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7.2 (49 Ratings)
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Ferdinand the bull (3 more)
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Missing a good sidekick (0 more)
Fun family film
Yes, a fun family film. John Cena (ferdinand) was perfect for the role. The film as a whole missed a few things to put it up there as one of the better family films. The Comedy was funny at least. Hoping it brings bull fighting more into the limelight, mainly for how barbaric a sport it is.
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Gareth von Kallenbach (980 KP) rated

Jul 11, 2019  
Ferdinand (2017)
Ferdinand (2017)
2017 | Adventure, Animation, Comedy
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7.2 (49 Ratings)
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The movie follows the main character Ferdinand on his journey to find a way to “just be himself”, even though what he “wants” to be (and how he feels) is not what he is “supposed” to be.

The voice cast includes John Cena (Ferdinand), Kate McKinnon (Lupe), Gina Rodriguez (Una), Anthony Anderson (Bones), Daveed Diggs (Dos), Gabriel Iglesias (Cuatro), Bobby Cannavale (Valiente), and Peyton Manning (Guapo).

The movie opens to Ferdinand already bucking the system, tending a flower sprouting in the calves play yard. Born on a ranch and destined for either the bull fighting ring or “the chop shop” if he can’t make the cut, while the others play fight and trash talk, Ferdinand is trying to secretly water and nurture the pretty red flower. The other calves bully and intimidate each other, while Ferdinand is “softer”. Shortly after the opening, Ferdinand asks his father why he can’t be “the Champion of not fighting”. Ferdinand’s father responds that he wishes the world could work that way.

 

When Ferdinand realizes that there is no “winning” when it comes to being chosen by the matador, and his father never comes back from his contest with the matador, Ferdinand realizes he must escape. He runs away and eventually finds himself taken in by a family that has a flower farm. Ferdinand grows up surrounded by the love of a little girl and her family.

 

As a bulky adult bull, Ferdinands adopted family tells him he must stay home from the marketplace because he is too big, but Ferdinand defies their instructions and follows them to the market, where he is stung by a bee, and goes on a pain induced flight through the town, scaring people and breaking carts. The townspeople call for him to be removed, and lo and behold he is caught and returned to his origins at the ranch.

 

His original pen-mates are all still there, and practicing for their bouts with the matador. Ferdinand tries to tell them that nothing ever good comes of the meeting with the matador, that there is no winning, and that once gone, there is no glory and they will never return. Eventually they believe him and they make their hilarious escape.

 

The movie moves along at a good pace, and has a good message. It is full of bright colors and the music works well within the movie. The final scenes are wonderful and (to me) shed light on the absolute absurdity of the “sport” of bull-fighting, while at the same time wrapping up the movie with a well-deserved “happy ending”.

 

My 9-year-old son liked the movie a lot, my husband and I laughed out loud at many parts, and the 15-month-old was kept entertained by the music and characters dancing.
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Emma @ The Movies (1786 KP) rated

Jun 29, 2019 (Updated Sep 25, 2019)  
Ferdinand (2017)
Ferdinand (2017)
2017 | Adventure, Animation, Comedy
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7.2 (49 Ratings)
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After Ferdinand, a bull with a big heart, is mistaken for a dangerous beast, he is captured and torn from his home. Determined to return to his family, he rallies a misfit team on the ultimate adventure.



A lovely little film and I specifically have three things to say about it.

1) It has possibly the best dance off of any film I've seen. You've not lived until you've seen bulls and horses have a dance battle.

2) It has possibly the best chase scene of any film I've seen. You've not lived until you've seen bulls running through traffic followed by men on segways.

3) Why on earth is there one member of the Spanish police force in this film that has a decidedly un-Spanishy accent?!
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Steph Freeman (26 KP) rated

Jan 8, 2018  
Ferdinand (2017)
Ferdinand (2017)
2017 | Adventure, Animation, Comedy
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7.2 (49 Ratings)
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Quite a bit of humor for adults (1 more)
John Cena and Kate McKinnon have excellent comedic timing.
Basic plot with a haphazard story line (0 more)
Great Family Film
My four-year-old goes to just about every children's movie that comes out. While this was nowhere near the best kid's movie this holiday season (that honor goes to Coco in my kid's opinion), it was a fun story with quite a bit of humor. The character development was minimal, the friendships were minimal, and the topic of bull fighting seems outdated. On the flip side it wasn't only my kid that enjoyed himself, every kid in the theater roared with laughter when the horses and bulls had a dance off. We will definitely be buying this movie, and it will probably get more play time than our copy of Coco until my son gets older.
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