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Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie is a 2002 American computer-animated comedy adventure musical film, based on VeggieTales, produced by Big Idea Productions and it was.

Jonah: A Veggie. Tales Movie - Wikipedia. Jonah: A Veggie. Tales Movie is a 2. American computer- animatedcomedyadventuremusical film, based on Veggie.

Tales, produced by Big Idea Productions and it was released by Artisan Entertainment through its F. H. E. Pictures label. The film premiered on October 4, 2. It is the first feature- length film in the Veggie. Tales series. The film also came out on VHS and DVD on March 4, 2. A DVD reprint with the feature and bonus features was released on January 2. Word Entertainment.[1]The themes for the film are compassion and mercy.

The film weaves two stories together to illustrate these themes. The first takes place in the current day and concerns a mishap that occurs on the way to a concert. The second, set in ancient Israel, is based directly on the biblical story of Jonah.

Through both stories viewers learn that they should be compassionate and merciful and that all people deserve a second chance. This film features the popular "Pirates Who Don't Do Anything" in both segments. They were first seen in the Silly Song of the same name in Very Silly Songs!

The Ultimate Silly Song Countdown. Most of the animation was done in house by Big Idea Productions.[citation needed]Bob the Tomato and Dad Asparagus are driving Veggie children to see the popular singer "Twippo" in concert. During the drive, Laura taunts the other children because she won a backstage pass, which particularly annoys Junior. Bob briefly loses control of the van after being hit in the back of the head by a guitar, and Laura loses ticket in the chaos. To make matters worse, soon afterwards a porcupine shoots out two of the van's tires, and the van veers off the road and careens down a hill, stopping short of a river. In a nearby restaurant, Bob blames Dad Asparagus for the crash and Junior tells Laura losing her pass was her own fault.

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Junior is met by The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything, who tell Junior he was being rather tough on his friend and encourage him to show some compassion. To illustrate their point, they tell all the Veggies a story about a man of God named Jonah. Jonah is a Prophet of ancient Israel who goes from town to town delivering God's messages. One night, God asks him to deliver a message to Nineveh; however, Jonah is unwilling to preach a word of repentance to the corrupt Ninevites and instead tries to flee from the Lord by having The Pirates sail him to Tarshish. After leaving port, a guilt- stricken Jonah goes below deck to rest where he meets a salesman caterpillar named Khalil, who agrees to go with Jonah to sell his merchandise.

After experiencing a nightmare, Jonah awakens to find the ship beset by a great storm. Captain Pa Grape concludes the storm has been sent because God is angry at someone on the ship. The group decides to play Go Fish to divine who is at fault. A Film Unfinished Movie Watch Online. Jonah loses the game and is forced to walk the plank and as soon as Jonah is off the ship, the skies clear. The Pirates attempt to reel Jonah back in, but before they can do so, Jonah is swallowed by a giant whale.

The pirates attack the whale using a cannon with a bowling ball as ammo. The whale swallows the ball (which Khalil is hiding in), disgorges Jonah's lifebelt, and swims away. Inside the belly of the whale, Khalil finds a grieving Jonah and the pair are soon visited by a host of God's angels, who explain if Jonah repents, God will grant him a second chance.

Upon repenting, Jonah and Khalil are spit up onto the shore, where they ride Jonah's camel Reginald to Nineveh. After Jonah is denied entrance to the city, the Pirates appear, explaining they won the Mr. Twisty's Twisted Cheese Curls sweepstakes which grants them free access to Nineveh where they are produced.

The group is soon arrested after Larry tries to steal the King's Cheese Curls and are sentenced to death. As a last request, they are granted an audience with King Twistomer.

Jonah then delivers the message given to him by God the Ninevites should immediately repent of their ways forever or Nineveh will be destroyed; King Twistomer and the Ninevites quickly agree. Still expecting God to destroy Nineveh for their past sins, Jonah watches and waits from a distance in the hot sun. God provides a plant to shade Jonah, only for Khalil to eat a single leaf off the plant, which kills it. Jonah laments the dead plant, and Khalil is disappointed Jonah shows compassion for a plant, but not the Ninevites. Khalil then tries to explain God is compassionate and merciful and that he wants to give everyone, both Israelites and non- Israelites, a second chance. Jonah refuses to accept this and states it would be better if he was dead.

The story ends with Khalil and Reginald leaving Jonah to his sulking. Back in the present day, the Veggies are disappointed in the anti- climactic ending, but come to understand the point of the story: God wants everybody to show compassion and mercy, even to those that do not seem to deserve it. Twippo then appears in the restaurant unexpectedly and offers to give everybody a lift to the concert, while Bob forgives Dad Asparagus and Junior gives his Twippo ticket to Laura. The film ends with a song and the arrival of a tow truck driver, who is none other than Khalil. Production[edit]On March 2. Big Idea announced that the film will be released sometime in 2.

A teaser trailer for the film was released with the Veggie. Tales episode, "Lyle, the Kindly Viking".[2][3]"Billy Joe Mc. Guffrey""Bald Bunny""Steak and Shrimp""The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything", sung by Relient K"Message from the Lord""It Cannot Be""Second Chances", sung by Anointed"Jonah Was a Prophet""In the Belly of the Whale", sung by Newsboys"The Credits Song" (end credits only)"Billy Joe Mc. Guffrey" (Single Version), sung by Chris Rice (soundtrack only)Reception[edit]Based on 5.

Rotten Tomatoes, Jonah has a 6. The site's consensus reads, "Jonah teaches wholesome messages to children in a funny, bouncy package."[1] Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 1. In 2. 00. 8, Universal Pictures and Big Idea, Inc. Jonah: A Veggie. Tales Movie called The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A Veggie. Tales Movie. It was the first movie from Big Idea that wasn't animated by Big Idea; most of the animation was produced at Starz Animation. Larry, Pa Grape, and Mr.

Lunt as The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything were the only returning characters from Jonah, and the movie made no reference to the previous film. References[edit]^ ab"Jonah - A Veggie. Tales Movie". rottentomatoes. October 4, 2. 00.

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Big idea to bow veggie 'Jonah'". Variety. Retrieved October 1. Veggie. Tales Going Hollywood, 'Inventors' Bow on DVD". Billboard. 1. 13 (1. March 3. 1, 2. 00. Retrieved October 1.

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Trolls (film) - Wikipedia. Trolls is a 2. 01. American 3. Dcomputer- animatedmusicalfantasy film[7] based on the Troll dolls created by Thomas Dam.

The film was directed by Mike Mitchell and co- directed by Walt Dohrn, written by Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger and based on a story by Erica Rivinoja. The film features the voices of Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake, Zooey Deschanel, Russell Brand, James Corden and Gwen Stefani. The film revolves around two trolls on a quest to save their village from destruction by the Bergens, creatures who eat trolls. The 3. 3rd animated feature film produced by Dream. Works Animation, the film premiered on October 8, 2. BFI London Film Festival[3][8] and was theatrically released in the United States on November 4, 2. Century Fox.[9] The film received generally positive reviews from critics, grossed $3.

Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song for "Can't Stop the Feeling!". A sequel is scheduled to be released on February 1. Kendrick and Timberlake reprising their roles.[1. The Trolls are small creatures who live in an almost perpetual state of happiness, singing, dancing and hugging all day long. However, they are discovered by the Bergens, large creatures who never feel happy, but realize that they can feel happy for a moment, if they devour a Troll. Every year, the Bergens put the Trolls and their tree in a cage, and hold an annual festival, called Trollstice, in which each Bergen gets its feeling of happiness, by eating a Troll. However, the Trolls, led by their King Peppy, with his baby daughter, Princess Poppy, escape through underground tunnels on the day that young Prince Gristle would eat his first Troll.

Furious, Gristle's father King Gristle Sr. Watch Design For Living Mediafire. Chef who was in charge of the Trollstice preparation. Poppy, throws a big party to celebrate the Trolls' escape, despite the fears and warnings of the grey troll, Branch, that loud parties will attract the Bergens.

Branch's fears become true when Chef sees the fireworks and captures a number of Trolls. Poppy is among the Trolls who manage to hide, but discovers that none of the other Trolls dare to venture to Bergen Town to rescue their friends. She initially goes by herself, but is later accompanied by the reluctant Branch, who thinks she will not make it if she goes alone. Once they reach Bergen Town, Poppy and Branch find out that Bergen Town will be holding Trollstice that night and witness Creek, one of the Troll hostages, apparently get eaten by the now King Gristle, but Poppy remains hopeful that Creek survived. Poppy and Branch discover that the rest of the Troll captives are being guarded by a scullery maid named Bridget.

While attempting to free the Trolls, they discover that Bridget is in love with Gristle and strike a deal with her: If she frees their friends and lets them get close to Gristle to confirm if Creek is alive, they will help her get a date with Gristle. While setting her up for the date, Branch refuses to sing and triggers a big argument with Poppy, revealing that, as a child, he caused his grandmother to be killed after Chef found him because of his singing, and blamed himself since, causing his color to turn from blue to grey. After Poppy comforts him, Branch reluctantly agrees to help Bridget and the trolls, but he still won't sing. Bridget, disguised as Lady Glitter Sparkles by the Trolls, gets her date with Gristle at a roller rink and arcade restaurant, and Gristle asks her to be his "plus one" at Trollstice, revealing Creek being held captive in the jewel that decorates the king's mantle. When they get back to Bridget's room, Bridget asks them if they can help her disguise as Lady Glitter Sparkles at Trollstice, but they tell her that she can't always be someone she isn't, causing Bridget to cry. The Trolls leave and attempt to rescue Creek from Gristle's room and steals his jewel, but discover that it is empty. The Trolls are then captured by Chef and are shocked to discover that Creek had agreed to sell out the rest of the Trolls to the Bergens in exchange for not being eaten himself.

Creek returns to the Troll village where using Poppy's cowbell, he lures Peppy and the other Trolls out of hiding, letting them be captured by Chef and the other Bergen cooks, who lie in ambush. With all the Trolls captured and soon to be eaten, Poppy loses hope as she and all the other Trolls turn grey. Hating to see her so despondent, Branch sings for Poppy to cheer her up, and (through the song) confesses his love for her and restores not only Poppy's color, much to Poppy's surprise, but his own color and the colors of all of the Trolls and the two trolls fell in love together. Just before being served, the Trolls are rescued by Bridget who wants them to flee while she is ready to sacrifice herself for them. However, Poppy does not want to abandon her Bergen friend. Together with Branch and her friends, Poppy reveals to the Bergens that Bridget was Lady Glitter Sparkles, and for that, it is not necessary to eat Trolls as the feeling, that Bridget and Gristle had on their date was happiness too so, The Trolls invite the Bergen to sing and dance with them, making them feel happy.

Chef, refusing to accept the peace, tries to kill Poppy and Branch, but is knocked into a serving cart that is sent rolling out of Bergen Town on fire with Creek in her pouch. The Trolls and Bergens agree to live in peace, and Poppy is crowned as the new Queen of the Trolls. And at the new troll tree, Poppy and her new boyfriend Branch share a romantic hug. In the mid- credits scene, the serving cart with Chef and Creek on it stops on a hill in the middle of nowhere. Chef tries to eat Creek, but the hill opens to reveal the mouth of a giant monster and the pair fall into it and get eaten. Anna Kendrick as Princess Poppy, the princess and later queen of the Trolls and Branch's love interest.

Iris Dohrn voices a baby Poppy. Justin Timberlake as Branch, a paranoid, disgruntled Troll survivalist and Poppy's love interest. Liam Henry voices a younger Branch. Zooey Deschanel as Bridget, a kind- hearted Bergen who works as a scullery maid to the Bergen Chef and has feelings for Gristle.[1. Christopher Mintz- Plasse as Prince Gristle, the prince (later king) of the Bergens. He is Bridget's love interest.[1.

Christine Baranski as Chef, a mean- spirited Bergen who is in charge of Troll preparation.[1. Russell Brand as Creek, a Troll with a positive personality and zen- like wisdom later revealed to be a coward and traitor willing to sell out all the trolls just so he won't be eaten.[1. Gwen Stefani as DJ Suki, the Trolls' resident disc jockey.[1. James Corden as Biggie, a chubby, friendly Troll.[1. Jeffrey Tambor as King Peppy, the king of the Trolls.[1. Ron Funches as Cooper, a giraffe- like Troll that walks on all fours.[1.

Icona Pop as Satin and Chenille, twin trolls who are joined by their hair and love fashion.[1. Kunal Nayyar as Guy Diamond, a glittery silver Troll with a highly Auto- Tuned voice and is always naked.[1. Walt Dohrn as Mr. Dinkles, Biggie's pet worm.[1. Dohrn also voices Smidge, Fuzzbert, Cloud Guy, Tunnel Troll and Wedgie Bergen #2. John Cleese as King Gristle Sr., Gristle's father and the ruler of the Bergens at the start of the film.[1. Glo. Zell as Grandma Rosiepuff, an elderly Troll and Branch's late grandmother who was taken by a Bergen while saving Branch.[2.

In the UK version, newsreader Susanna Reid voices the character and in the Australian version, Dami Im voices the character.[2.