This afternoon I took advantage of an opportunity to see "Azur & Asmar: the Prince's Quest" on the big screen. Apparently, the gorgeously rendered 3D computer animated movie with two-dimensional, painted backgrounds and non-photo realistic rendering has not been wildly distributed because a female character's nipples are visible during an early breastfeeding scene.
(I admit I was initially started - but not shocked and saddened - to see realistically rendered nipples on a brown woman's chest in an animated movie - America IS a very young country). I was lucky to see this feature on the big screen thanks to the on-going Milwaukee Film Festival. If you get the opportunity, run, do not walk, to see it. The elaborate and beautiful vistas presented in this movie are extraordinary and the dark-haired, brown-eyed Asmar (and his mother) are as beautifully rendered as the blonde, blue-eyed Azur. Further, it is a captivating and engaging tale reminiscent of "1001 Arabian Nights." I highly recommend it. ~rave!
