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This week on The BakerBoys Film Reviews, we dive into The Secret of NIMH (1982), Don Bluth’s beautifully animated, surprisingly intense adventure that proves “family film” can mean “emotionally devastating, but in a classy way.” We follow Mrs. Brisby, a widowed field mouse, as she risks everything to save her sick son, only to get pulled into a dangerous world of experiments, secret societies, and power struggles that feel way bigger than a mouse should have to deal with.
We break down what makes the film hit so hard: the shadowy tone, the iconic visuals, the music, the voice performances, and why this story still stands out in the animation world decades later. Plus, we talk themes like courage, sacrifice, and the cost of intelligence, because nothing says “Saturday morning” like existential dread in a forest.
If you remember this movie as “that scary mouse one,” you’re not wrong. If you’ve never seen it, consider this your invitation to experience one of the boldest animated films of its era.
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