Watership Down

Netflix and BBC’s miniseries still retained the thematically complex, yet deceptively child-friendly and simple, narrative and emotional resonance that characterised the original novel. However, the animation was surprisingly clunky and basic for the times, and most of the individual rabbits lacked obvious physical traits to differentiate them. Luckily, the voice-cast was outstanding and distinctive, and Netflix’s close captioning helped. There are a few changes to the plot, and some updating for the times, but the essence of the story remained as timeless as it was back when Richard Adams wrote it in 1972. The four episodes will be binged and tears will be shed, and Sam Smith’s end credits song will be an ear worm.