The Polar Express (2004)

Calificación de los usuarios:

6.7/10   

Director:

Robert Zemeckis

Escritores (WGA):

Chris Van Allsburg (book)
Robert Zemeckis (screenplay) ...

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

10 noviembre 2004 (USA)

Género:

Animación | Aventura | Familia | Fantasía

Frase comercial:

Journey Beyond Your Imagination

Plot:

On Christmas Eve, a doubting boy boards a magical train that's headed to the North Pole and Santa Claus's home.

Plot Keywords:

North Pole | Christmas Eve | Christmas | Train | Gift

Premios:

Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 14 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Will Become A Christmas Classic

Reparto

Tom Hanks	...	Hero Boy / Father / Conductor / Hobo / Scrooge / Santa Claus
Leslie Zemeckis	...	Sister Sarah / Mother
Eddie Deezen	...	Know-It-All
Nona Gaye	...	Hero Girl
Peter Scolari	...	Lonely Boy
Andy Pellick	...	Pastry Chef
Josh Eli	...	Waiter
Mark Mendonca	...	Waiter
Rolandas Hendricks	...	Waiter
Mark Goodman	...	Waiter
Jon Scott	...	Waiter
Gregory Gast	...	Waiter
Sean Scott	...	Waiter
Gordon Hart	...	Waiter
Michael Jeter	...	Smokey / Steamer

También conocida como:

The Polar Express: An IMAX 3D Experience (USA) (IMAX version)
El expreso polar (Argentina) (Chile) (International: Spanish title) (Peru) (Venezuela) [es]
Polar Express (Spain) [es]

Duración:

99 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color

Relación de Aspecto:

2.00 : 1

Sonido:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS | IMAX 6-Track

Clasificación:

Indonesia:SU | South Korea:Todo | Portugal:M/4 | Canada:G (all jurisdictions) | Iceland:L | Malaysia:U | USA:PG (Special Edition DVD) | USA:TV-PG (TV rating) | USA:G (certificate #41220) | New Zealand:G | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Brazil:Livre | Chile:TE | Czech Republic:U | Finland:S | Germany:6 | Ireland:G | Netherlands:AL | Norway:7 | Peru:PT | Philippines:G | Singapore:G | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:8 (canton of Zurich) | UK:U

Locaciones de Filmación:

Culver Studios - 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Compañía:

Castle Rock Entertainment

Trivialidades:

The locomotive in the movie is based on the Pere Marquette 1225, a restored steam locomotive located in Owosso, MI. In fact, many of the sound effects of the film's train are recordings of the actual train. The train is often run between Owosso and nearby Chesaning for rides during festivals.

Errores:

Continuidad: When the Hero Girl's ticket has blown outside the train and comes back in and rests on an air intake, in the following shots it disappears and reappears.

Citas:

[repeated line]
The Conductor: That's more like it.

Conexiones de Película:

Referenced in "30 Rock: Succession (#2.13)" (2008)

Banda de Sonido:

It's Beginning to Look Like Christmas

Will Become A Christmas Classic

I have to say that I adored 'The Polar Express'. It was just the sort of film I needed to truly get me into the Christmas mood. The story revolves around a young boy, who is coming to an age where he is doubting Santa Claus' existence, until the Polar Express- a magical train destined for the North Pole- takes him and a group of other young children on a journey to Santa and to reaffirm their faith in Christmas.

I had reservations about the use of CGI animation since I felt it really only worked for stories about cute animals but having seen the film, the CGI was the best way to capture the spirit of the film. It really wouldn't have worked as well in live action, the sense of other-worldly magic would have been lost. And as it was, the artwork was beautiful, especially the snowy mountainous scenery that the train passes through.

This film took me back to my childhood and that tingly-feeling every child gets on Christmas Eve in anticipation of Santa's visit. The story was sweet and innocent without being nauseating, and I think every one of us can empathise with the boy who wants to believe in Santa but is growing away from the innocence of early childhood and faith in magic. Much like Raymond Briggs' 'The Snowman', I predict 'The Polar Express' will go down as a Christmas classic. It certainly makes a pleasant change that this year's Christmas film was actually about Christmas and I hope they make the re-release of this film an annual Christmas event.