Journey to the Blue Sky Episode 13: Ferdinand

In this episode of Journey to the Blue Sky, Arun and Patricia
discuss about the 2017 Blue Sky Studios animated film Ferdinand
based on the 1936 children's book Ferdinand the Bull by Munro
Leaf. Ferdinand is not like the other bulls. He's a sweet, kind,
and gentle bull who loves flowers. But he is forced to become a
bull to be sent away as a bull to compete in bullfights. As a
young bull, he runs away and lives with a flower farmer and his
daughter for several years. One day, he is captured and sent back
to the ranch he grew up in and learns that the bulls must become
ready to be sent to the bullfights, otherwise they'll be taking
to the slaughterhouse.


When the film premiered in theaters, it made $296 million dollars
out of its $111 million dollar budget with mixed reviews with
praising John Cena's portrayal as Ferdinand, but that the story
and characters were forgettable. This would be the second Blue
Sky Studios film that would be nominated for an Academy Award for
Best Animated Film, but lost to Coco. How does the film hold up?
Listen and find out.