Happy Feet

Animated Antarctic musical

Happy Feet is a 2006 animated film about a tap-dancing penguin, but the phrase has broader use for the urge to dance or move rhythmically: The music gave me happy feet.

Someone with happy feet can't keep still, whether from excitement, nervousness, or simply hearing a good beat.

penguins

emperor

Male ruler of empire

chick · rookery · waddle · flipper · feathers · krill · iceberg · blizzard · habitat · ecosystem

dancing

tap

Valve controlling liquid flow

movement · routine · performance · expression · individuality · outsider · different · unique · boogie · step

film

box office

Ticket sales revenue

  • OscarAcademy's golden award
  • CGIDigital movie imagery
  • blockbusterEnormously successful entertainment property

premiere · sequel · animated feature · environmentalism · ecology · voice cast · Robin Williams · Elijah Wood · Nicole Kidman · Hugh Jackman

music

heartsong

One's emotional inner melody

soundtrack · Stevie Wonder · Beach Boys · Beatles · soul · pop · musical · anthem · chorus · harmony

themes

belonging

State of fitting in

environmentalism · ecology · communication · community · difference · self-expression · outsider · conformity · courage · family

Categories
Opposites
documentary vs. fiction

Happy FeetPlanet Earth

Our inhabited world

Frozen Planet · nature documentary · Our Planet · wildlife documentary · Blue Planet

tone and emotional register

Happy FeetWatership Down

Novel about migrating rabbits

Schindler's List · Melancholia · Bambi

literal meaning - emotional state of feet/movement

Happy Feetheavy feet

dragging feet · two left feet · cold feet · tired feet

Family

happy, unhappy, happiness, happily, feet, happier, happiest, happy-go-lucky

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G