The Best DreamWorks Movies
Even though DreamWorks Studios have to assert themselves against strong and powerful competitors like Disney and Pixar, they have nevertheless produced some children’s films that have become real box-office hits. So today we’d like to introduce you to the best films DreamWorks has released in theaters in recent years.
Many of their animated films have developed into real children’s film classics. In addition, DreamWorks Studios are the first film studios to win an Oscar for best animated film.
Can you guess which DreamWorks movie won the first Oscar? Just read on and find out which movie this was! You’ll also discover which of your children’s favorite films were made by DreamWorks that you may not have known about.
Children’s films from DreamWorks
The Shrek saga
Shrek is without a doubt one of the greatest classic animated children’s films. The success of the Shrek saga is due to the fact that it breaks away from many traditional stereotypes and also brings together many different aspects. Therefore, these films are equally suitable for young and old, because everyone loves the stories they tell.
As we mentioned before, when Shrek was released 18 years ago, it was a total innovation. Since the story takes place in the fairy tale world, it initially seems as if it were a typical fairy tale about fairies and princesses. However, nothing in this story is as it appears at first sight. And then it is the green ogre who has to save the princess from the terrible prince.
In addition, the dialogues in this film are wonderfully entertaining, the humanization of so many different characters with their everyday problems, the skillful integration of many classic fairy tales, all of these factors have contributed significantly to the great success of the Shrek films.
In fact, it was the first Shrek film to win the Oscar for Best Animated Film in 2002. After that, DreamWorks released 3 more films starring the globally popular green ogre hero named Shrek .
How to train your dragon
Dragons are one of the characters that children love the most in both books and films. Because children are so fascinated by dragons, DreamWorks produced the film How to Train Your Dragon in 2010 . A short time later, it became one of DreamWorks’ best and most popular children’s films.
The main character of the story is Hicks, a boy who cannot live up to the expectations of his father and society. Like most children’s films, How To Train Your Dragon contains an important message in its adventures. This message is more relevant today than ever. It’s perfectly fine to be yourself. You don’t have to be like the others.
How to Train Your Dragon is a film for children aged 6 and over. But older children will also love this adventure story and the message of the film will surely inspire them. The little ones will love this movie from the first to the last minute.
DreamWorks used the success of this film and brought it to cinemas in 2014 How To Train Your Dragon 2 . At the beginning of 2019, the third part finally appeared: How to Train Your Dragon 3: The Secret World . Because this saga has been so successful DreamWorks also has another animated series for preschoolers titled Dragons – The young dragon savior (original title : Dragons Rescue Riders produced, which can be seen on Netflix).
More great movies from DreamWorks
Chicken Run – hens run
A year before Shrek’s tremendous success , DreamWorks released another great film: Chicken Run . Although the film was released 20 years ago, it still holds an important record. Chicken Run is the biggest blockbuster of all time in the stop-motion animated film category.
The story takes place in a chicken coop. After the chickens have realized what future is in store for them, they forge an escape plan together in order to escape their fate. This story is intended to entertain the whole family and at the same time it points to the tragic conditions under which many animals have to live today.
Kung Fu Panda
Children love films in which animals are portrayed as heroes. That is why Kung Fu Panda is so successful. Kung Fu Panda is a children’s comedy starring numerous animals, including Po, the panda.
Since Po is chosen as a dragon warrior, he joins the Furious Five, a group of very powerful kung fu fighters. And of course the Furious Five are all animals: a tigress, a crane, a monkey, a viper and a praying mantis.
However, it’s not just the animals that make this film so fascinating and extraordinary. The film also stands out from other children’s films because of its graphic design and the bold colors that can be seen in every scene. Once again, DreamWorks has turned this movie into a saga. The first sequel was released in 2011, the second followed in 2016.
If your children have not seen these films yet, then you should definitely plan a movie night with your family. We believe your kids will love this and all of the other DreamWorks Studios children’s films. So, what are you waiting for?
