Norm - King of the Arctic
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Norm - King of the Arctic |
| Original title | Norm of the North |
 | |
| Country of production |
United States India Ireland |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2016 |
| length | 88 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 0 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Trevor Wall |
| script |
Daniel R. Altiere Steven M. Altiere Malcolm T. Goldman |
| production |
Nicolas Atlan Ken Katsumoto Steve Rosen Liz Young Mike Young |
| music | Stephen McKeon |
| cut | Richard Finn |
Norm - King of the Arctic (Original title: Norm of the North ) is an American - Indian - Irish computer animation film from 2016 . The film was released as direct-to-DVD in Germany on December 9, 2016 .
action
Polar bear Norm is the prince of the Arctic . In his youth, like his grandfather, he develops the ability to communicate with people, which is why he is excluded from the other animals. Only Socrates, a wise bird, and Elizabeth, Norm's lover, accept him.
Years later, when Norm's grandfather mysteriously disappears, tourists storm the Arctic. Socrates shows Norm and three lemmings a luxurious apartment that was built on the ice of the Arctic. In this apartment lives the human Vera, a deputy for the wealthy building contractor Mr. Greene. After Norm saves Vera from an avalanche, Mr. Greene wants to incorporate an actor in polar bear costume into his advertising campaign. Socrates persuades Norm and the lemmings to leave the Arctic and take a trip to New York City .
Once in town, Norm pretends to be an actor in a bear costume and goes to audition for Mr. Greene's commercial. Greene notices that Norm is a real polar bear and suspects that he came to rescue his grandfather. It turns out that this is captured by Greene and held in New York. Later, Mr. Greene tries to shoot Norm in a restaurant, but is overwhelmed by Norm. This draws media attention to Norm, causing Mr. Greene's ratings to rise. Because of this, Greene decides to eventually discontinue Norm.
Before appearing on a television show, Norm meets Vera's daughter Olympia, who advises him to betray Greene in order to save the Arctic. Norm wants to investigate, but fails when Mr. Greene plays a recording in which Norm speaks positively about Greene's construction plans.
Vera and Olympia announce that Greene is planning more properties in the Arctic. Norm and the Lemmings reveal that Greene is bribing a senior member of the Arctic Council and pass it on to Pablo, one of Greene's investors. Vera steps down as deputy and switches to Pablo, while Norm and the lemmings chase the van, which is on its way to the port with the prefabricated houses.
Greene dispatches another truck with Norm's grandfather in it. Norm is also captured, but manages to escape with the help of the lemmings. Norm and his grandfather reach the port on time and separate the houses from the departing cargo ship. Norm is caught again and knocked unconscious.
Norm awakes in the Arctic, where he is told that his grandfather is missing. As a reward for his exploits, Norm is crowned King of the Arctic. To Norm's surprise, his grandfather also appears at the ceremony. Meanwhile, Mr. Greene is hated by the people for his plans, Vera and Olympia are happy with Pablo, their new boss, and Norm and Elizabeth have three boys.
synchronization
The dialogue book and dialogue direction was written and directed by Henning Stegelmann .
| role | Original speaker | German speakers |
|---|---|---|
| standard | Rob Schneider | Dominik Auer |
| Elizabeth | Kate Higgins | Anna Ewelina |
| grandfather | Colm Meaney | Thomas Rauscher |
| Mr. Greene | Ken Jeong | Hans-Georg Panczak |
| Socrates | Bill Nighy | Kai Taschner |
| Vera | Heather Graham | Tatiana Pokorny |
| Olympia | Maya Kay | Elena Sparrow |
| Pablo | Gabriel Iglesias | Nils Dienemann |
reception
The film was received negatively worldwide, with animation and plot particularly criticized. For Rotten Tomatoes , 9% of 65 reviews were positive, with an average rating of 3.1 out of 10. At Metacritic , the film only scored 21 out of 100 based on 18 reviews.
“Cheap and joyless. Norm's sympathies melt faster than the polar ice caps. With characters that are so completely devoid of charm and entertainment, even David Attenborough would probably call for a seal hunt. "
With a budget of $ 18 million, the film grossed $ 27.4 million worldwide, making it a commercial success.
Sequels
Even before the film was released, two 45-minute sequels titled Norm of the North: Back to the City and Norm of the North: The Arctic All-Stars were announced.
Web links
- Standard - King of the Arctic in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Norm - King of the Arctic in the online film database
- Norm - King of the Arctic at Metacritic (English)
- Standard - King of the Arctic at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Release certificate for 51749VV . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry (PDF).
- ^ Website of Norm - King of the Arctic ( Memento of the original dated August 4, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at Universum Film . Retrieved August 4, 2017
- ^ Norm - King of the Arctic in the German dubbing index . Retrieved August 4, 2017
- ↑ Norm - King of the Arctic at Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved August 4, 2017
- ^ Norm - King of the Arctic at Metacritic . Retrieved August 4, 2017
- ↑ James White: Critique of Norm - King of the Arctic of Empire . Retrieved August 4, 2017
- ^ Budget and income from Norm - King of the Arctic at The Number. Retrieved August 4, 2017
- ↑ Norm - King of the Arctic sequels. Retrieved August 4, 2017
