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New Century of Cinema
DOWSE Guide to the
Movies
by Tony Lee editor of
Pigasus
Press
The Iron Giant
Director: Brad Bird
84 minutes (U) Warner
review by Mark Lacey
With a Russian satellite orbiting overhead, and the threat of atomic destruction an
everyday fear, 1957 America is gripped with mistrust and paranoia. Not the best time,
you'd imagine, for a 50 foot tall robot to crash land in small town USA! The reporting
of the strange object seen hurtling to Earth sees a shadowy government official
dispatched to Rockwell, Maine. Initially, the incident is dismissed as a meteor or a
satellite, but it is not until large chunks of metal mysteriously start to disappear
(food for the Giant) that the matter is treated seriously. Inevitably, America's fear
of the unknown causes the US military (with no small assistance from the government
official) to strike against the Giant. It is left to the bond of a young boy and the
Iron Giant to show that being different is not necessarily something to be feared.
The Iron Giant is a tale that encapsulates life, death, tolerance
and above all friendship; the friendship of a young boy, Hogarth Hughes, and the
strange Iron Giant (voiced by Vin Diesel). Originally written by Ted Hughes, its
transfer to animation is glorious in every respect; from the vivid artwork to the
characters' voices. It is a masterpiece in storytelling, with a rich moral message
that never preaches, but just suggests. And as the final credits roll, you can't help
but wonder why we all can't show the same level of tolerance and understanding to each
other, as that showed by a young boy, and a 50-foot Iron Giant. A film to be cherished.
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