The animated version of the story, written and illustrated by Shaun Tan, was inherently more of an active experience than reading the book as the imparted content was easily consumable by its poetic and cinematic facet, making it well condensed of an imaginary movie. Again, the film counterpart of the book went onto being far more entertaining and visually appealing to a larger section of the audiences.
The story revolving around a boy who comes across a bizarre creature at the beach, further moving forward to growing an emotional bond and attachment with the animated creature, feels a sense of security and dependency in the company of each other. The boy set out on a quest of discovering where the odd creature belonged and where it originated from. The story focusses and emphasizes on the right to exist.
The great thing about movies is that they have the ability to display. Movies also have the benefit of its music. Since this is an animated movie, it appears to be more appealing to the younger audience. The animated version of the movie makes it easier for them to understand the theme of the movie. Kids are always attracted to colourful animated characters on the big screen that play great roles. Another positive aspect of animated film is that they never become boring and old. They are difficult to get unnoticed by audiences belonging to various age groups due to its uniqueness combining various visual effects, movement of characters, sound and different lighting effects and they could also be universally accessed. They also have the power to define the theme in a simple manner.
People could get rid of their stress and tension from their professional and personal life by watching animated movies. The story is relatable to a fantastic unusual creature that seemed appealing to the kids. It serves as the way to showcase the special effects which are required to make the boy and the creature appear as original. They are popular, can be reached far and entertaining. They display content quickly than a book because of its visuality rather than its textuality. They could also reach a vast audience.
The elegance and purity of the boy was accurately captured in the movie that makes it far reaching and educating people’s collective consciousness. Since the inner meaning of the story being difficult for the kids to understand, the movie makes it easier for them to understand it in a simpler manner.
