'The Marriage of Mrs Fox' is an interesting Brothers Grimm story with a surprising moral, though not a story that will appeal to everybody upon first reading. Namely with the male protagonist being a character one doesn't really feel much sympathy for and have seen and heard a lot of debate regarding Mrs Fox's actions at the end. From people that deem her something of a "gold digger" and from others that understand her actions as acting upon a genuine belief.
Although it is not without its flaws/inconsistencies and some episodes are better than others, 'Grimm Masterpiece Theater'/'Grimm Fairy Tale Classics' is well worth watching and is quite a fascinating series. It does a very good job with its version of 'The Marriage of Mrs Fox', that like the original story will evoke and has evoked a debate over the ending and Mrs Fox where one can see both sides. Not one of my favourite episodes, up to this point of the series it's somewhat of a lesser one from personal opinion, but one of the more interesting ones in a way.
Like some episodes, was not a fan of some of the voice acting. There is a tendency to speak too fast so it is not in sync with the mouth movements, and not all the voices seem to fit the characters. Such as Mr Fox, who sounded a bit too gruff for my tastes and could have been more suave.
Didn't always find the music all that memorable, also didn't find it that dynamic either. The opening scene being one of the exceptions. The character designs generally in the series tend be much smoother than the ones here, here they looked more rushed than usual.
Most of the animation isn't an issue to me though. There are some lovely fluid colours and a lot of care and love went into the backgrounds. Really admired the maturity of the writing, perfect for a story that is very mature, and the story compelling. One of the most interesting aspects of 'The Marriage of Mrs Fox' is the moral, a quite dark and remarkably adult one but a realistic one too, and while the ending has sparked debate it is a rare one for 'Grimm Masterpiece Theater' that isn't pat.
Personally am going to be one of the people that understood Mrs Fox's, the most rootable character in the episode, actions and why she acted the way she did, which were not malicious at all and do not blame her here for what was clearly deceit. Especially when Mr Fox is characterised so unsympathetically, actually come to think of it because of the way he's characterised her actions are more understandable and rootable. The intro and outro songs are charming and found the maid to be the best voiced of the characters.
In conclusion, well done. 7/10
Although it is not without its flaws/inconsistencies and some episodes are better than others, 'Grimm Masterpiece Theater'/'Grimm Fairy Tale Classics' is well worth watching and is quite a fascinating series. It does a very good job with its version of 'The Marriage of Mrs Fox', that like the original story will evoke and has evoked a debate over the ending and Mrs Fox where one can see both sides. Not one of my favourite episodes, up to this point of the series it's somewhat of a lesser one from personal opinion, but one of the more interesting ones in a way.
Like some episodes, was not a fan of some of the voice acting. There is a tendency to speak too fast so it is not in sync with the mouth movements, and not all the voices seem to fit the characters. Such as Mr Fox, who sounded a bit too gruff for my tastes and could have been more suave.
Didn't always find the music all that memorable, also didn't find it that dynamic either. The opening scene being one of the exceptions. The character designs generally in the series tend be much smoother than the ones here, here they looked more rushed than usual.
Most of the animation isn't an issue to me though. There are some lovely fluid colours and a lot of care and love went into the backgrounds. Really admired the maturity of the writing, perfect for a story that is very mature, and the story compelling. One of the most interesting aspects of 'The Marriage of Mrs Fox' is the moral, a quite dark and remarkably adult one but a realistic one too, and while the ending has sparked debate it is a rare one for 'Grimm Masterpiece Theater' that isn't pat.
Personally am going to be one of the people that understood Mrs Fox's, the most rootable character in the episode, actions and why she acted the way she did, which were not malicious at all and do not blame her here for what was clearly deceit. Especially when Mr Fox is characterised so unsympathetically, actually come to think of it because of the way he's characterised her actions are more understandable and rootable. The intro and outro songs are charming and found the maid to be the best voiced of the characters.
In conclusion, well done. 7/10