A lovely tale of a boy searching for his sister. The boy believes in magic, he finds a fortune teller who for a coin tells him that an elephant will lead him to find his sister. The magician conjures the elephant by mistake, the elephant crushes the countescountess when he appears. His caretaker, the old soldier puts doubt and fear before the boys hopes and warns him about the dangers of the pursuit of hopes and wishes. On the otherhand, the captain Leo who lives in the flat below encourages Peter to dream of lifes possibilities. The old man watches from his window and sees the boy fighting the king's soldier and the boy in his wisdom defeats him by giving the big soldier a book from his own childhood which defeats his challenger all to win the elephant which the king promises him. The boy continues on his mission to meet the challenge to win the elephant to fulfill the promise of the prize and find his long lost sister. Hope inspiration wisdom and humor fly in the face of all challenges are the qualities that make this such a good story for all ages. The characters are well written as they represent this parable, the animation is beautiful.
Review of The Magician's Elephant
