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An American animated superhero film Wonder Woman (2009) centers on the titular superheroine. It draws inspiration from George Pérez’s reinterpretation of the character, specifically his Gods and Mortals arc featured in the character’s second volume in 1987. The story follows a fierce race of warrior women known as the Amazons, who engage in a battle against Ares, the god of war, and his army. During the confrontation, Queen Hippolyta of the Amazons kills Ares’ soldier Thrax, whom he had forced her to conceive with him. However, before she can deliver the final blow to Ares himself, Zeus intervenes and ...

Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo (2009) is a direct-to-DVD animated comedy horror mystery fantasy film, and the fourteenth entry in a series of direct-to-video animated films based upon the Scooby-Doo Saturday morning cartoons. One night, while investigating a new case at a factory, Velma receives a call from her mother about her younger sister Madelyn. Apparently, there have been sightings of a giant griffin in the woods near Madelyn’s college for magicians. The gang decides to head to the Whirlen Merlin Magic Academy, an old Irish castle where Madelyn studies. Upon arrival, they meet the academy’s owner, Whirlen Merlin, his brother Marlon acting as ...

Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard (2009) is a fantasy adventure film, directed and co-written by Luc Besson. It is based on the third installment of Besson’s beloved children’s book series featuring Arthur.It has been two years since Arthur saved his grandparents’ home and the Minimoys from Maltazard’s evil grasp. During his holiday stay with his grandparents, the Bogo Matassalai, a fictional African society, gives Arthur various challenges to test his skills in camouflage and environmental nonviolence. After successfully completing these trials, Arthur plans to celebrate with the Minimoys. However, his father unexpectedly decides to take him ...

Prep & Landing (2009) is an American animated television special, based on an idea by Chris Williams at Walt Disney Animation Studios and developed by Kevin Deters and Stevie Wermers into a half-hour Christmas special. Wayne, a dedicated Christmas elf, is part of this elite organization whose important job is to prepare homes around the world for Santa’s visit. After 227 years with ‘Prep & Landing’, Wayne eagerly anticipates being promoted to director of the naughty list. However, his former ...

In London on Christmas Eve 1843, Disney’s A Christmas Carol (2009) follows the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, a stingy miser who despises the joyous festivities of the holiday season. Despite his nephew Fred’s invitation to a Christmas dinner party and the urging of two charity workers, Scrooge refuses to participate in any acts of kindness or generosity. His dedicated employee Bob Cratchit must even ask for a single day off on Christmas Day, which Scrooge reluctantly grants. However, when Scrooge encounters the ghost of his late business partner Jacob Marley at home, he soon realizes that his selfish ways may lead him down a path of eternal suffering. Marley ...

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009) is an animated comedy disaster film from Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation. It follows the story of aspiring scientist Flint Lockwood, who resides on the remote island of Swallow Falls. The island’s main source of income comes from sardines, but due to their widespread unpopularity, the local cannery, known as Baby Brent Sardines, has gone bankrupt. One day, Flint creates a machine called the ‘Flint Lockwood Diatonic Super Mutating Dynamic Food Replicator’ (FLDSMDFR), which can transform water into food. In order to power the machine, he attaches it to a towering riser pole near the town’s ...

The animated superhero film, Astro Boy (2009), is a loose adaptation of the manga series by Japanese writer and illustrator Osamu Tezuka. Set in the futuristic city-state of Metro City in the 22nd century, the story follows teenage protagonist Toby Tenma. His father, Dr. Tenma, works at the Ministry of Science alongside his colleague Dr. Elefun. Together, they create the Peacekeeper – a highly advanced defensive robot powered by two opposite energy spheres – one blue and one red. These powerful orbs were discovered from a star fragment by Dr. Elefun himself. The two scientists then present their creation to Stone, the President of Metro City who is ...

Planet 51 (2009), an animated science fiction comedy directed by Jorge Blanco, features green extraterrestrials living peacefully in a society reminiscent of the 1950s United States. However, this planet and its inhabitants differ significantly from Earth, as their lack of knowledge about astronomy leads them to believe that the Universe only stretches for around 500 miles. When a mysterious spacecraft lands in the city of Glipforg, NASA astronaut Captain Charles T. ‘Chuck’ Baker emerges and is surprised to discover life on the planet. Chuck quickly escapes to the town’s planetarium where he meets Lem, ...

In 2009, DreamWorks Animation produced and Paramount Pictures distributed Monsters vs. Aliens (2009), an American animated sci-fi comedy film. Before her wedding to local weatherman Derek Dietl in Modesto, California, Susan Murphy is hit by a meteorite from a destroyed planet which causes her to transform into a 50-foot giantess with white hair. The incident leads to the destruction of the church where the ceremony was taking place and Susan is subsequently captured by a U.S. military group. She wakes up in a secret government facility for monsters where she meets General W.R. Monger and her fellow monster inmates: Dr. Herbert Cockroach Ph.D., B.O.B., Missing Link, ...

Partly Cloudy (2009) is an American computer-animated comedy short film, written and directed by Peter Sohn and produced by Kevin Reher. Throughout the day, jovial clouds in the sky create sweet and endearing babies – human boys and girls, kittens, puppies, and various other creatures – entrusting them to storks for delivery to their awaiting families. However, one cloud named Gus has a unique task: crafting adorable yet not-so-snuggly animals. His loyal delivery stork, Peck, often bears the brunt of this assignment, enduring bites from crocodiles, headbutts ...

The Secret of Kells (2009) is an animated fantasy film set in 9th-century Ireland during the Viking expansion. It follows the story of Brendan, a curious and brave boy living in an Abbey under the watchful eye of his stern uncle, Abbot Cellach. The Abbot’s main concern is protecting the Abbey from Viking attacks by building a wall around it. Brendan is apprenticed in the monastery’s scriptorium where he first hears about Brother Aidan, the renowned creator of the Book of Iona. As he becomes more fascinated with the illuminator and his unfinished masterpiece, Aidan arrives in Kells with his unique white cat, Pangur Bán, after escaping a raid on his ...

Astonishing X-Men: Gifted (2009) centered on the introduction of key team members and their roles. Whedon unveiled an Indian scientist, Dr. Kavita Rao, who had created a ‘mutant cure’ with support from alien warrior Ord. The idea of being fully human captivates Beast, who seeks out Rao but instead uncovers that the cure was made through unlawful experimentation on an unidentified person. The X-Men invade Benetech and are joined by Colossus. With his assistance, they defeat Ord, but not before learning that a mutant (possibly one of their own) would destroy Ord’s home planet, Breakworld, within three ...

Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder (2009) is an American adult animated science fiction comedy-adventure film. It is the fourth and final installment in the show’s fifth season that was released directly to DVD. In this film, the Planet Express crew pays a visit to Amy’s parents, Leo and Inez, who are demolishing and rebuilding Mars Vegas. However, their actions are met with opposition from eco-feminist group led by Frida Waterfall. An accident occurs during their protest which results in Fry having Frida’s necklace stuck in his brain. While Leela becomes upset over the destruction of the environment, Leo has bribed Professor Farnsworth to approve ...

The American animated adventure comedy film, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009), was created by Blue Sky Studios and released by 20th Century Fox. While Ellie is pregnant, Manny becomes fixated on ensuring a perfect and safe life for both her and their soon-to-be-born child. He does not want them to suffer the same fate as his previous wife and child, causing him to distance himself from Diego. However, Diego is struggling with the idea of leaving the herd as he feels he is losing his skills as a hunter and is not suited for family life. Meanwhile, Sid also desires a family of his own and stumbles upon an icy cave where he discovers three seemingly abandoned eggs. ...

The Christmas special, Merry Madagascar (2009), was first aired on NBC on November 17, 2009. It features the beloved characters from the Madagascar film series and is set between the first and second movies. After two months have passed since their previous adventure, Alex, Marty, Melman, and Gloria attempt to return to New York City in a hot air balloon. However, their plans are foiled by the lemurs who mistake them for the “Marauding Red Night Goblin” that visits their island every year. This leads to a chaotic situation as the “Goblin” showers coals over the island. In an effort to stop it, Alex shoots it down and discovers that it ...

Wes Anderson directed Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009), an American stop-motion animated comedy film. While pilfering Berk’s Squab Farm, our cunning protagonist sets off a fox trap, inadvertently trapping himself and his wife Felicity. In the midst of their escape, she reveals her pregnancy and implores her husband to find a less hazardous job. He agrees and two human years (12 fox years) later, the Fox family, now including their son Ash, is residing in a cozy hole. Despite warnings from their lawyer Clive Badger about the dangers of being close to three farmers – Walt Boggis, Nate Bunce, and Frank Bean – Mr. ...

Up (2009) is a well-loved American animated comedy-drama adventure film from Pixar Animation Studios and Walt Disney Pictures. Young Carl Fredricksen greatly admires famous explorer Charles Muntz, who was discredited after his discovery of a supposed giant bird skeleton from Paradise Falls in South America was deemed fraudulent. Despite this setback, Muntz remains determined to find a living specimen at the Falls and returns there soon after. ‘clubhouse’ (an abandoned home in their neighborhood) to a cliff near Paradise Falls. Eventually, Carl and Ellie get married and settle into the clubhouse, where they both work at the city zoo – Carl as a ...

Batman: Gotham Knight (2008) is an animated superhero anthology film featuring the iconic DC Comics character. The production involved collaboration between American and Japanese animation studios, including Studio 4°C, Madhouse, Bee Train, and Production I.G. Set in between Batman Begins (2005) and The Dark Knight (2008), the segments depict Batman’s ongoing fight against the city’s corrupt underworld and various villains. While the anthology is set within The Dark Knight trilogy, its plot has been acknowledged by producers as not essential to the main story told in the films. 1. Have ...

Based on the DC Comics limited series, Justice League: The New Frontier (2008) is an American animated superhero film. It was written by Stan Berkowitz and features additional material by Darwyn Cooke. This film is the second installment of the DC Universe Animated Original Movies produced by Warner Bros. Animation. The story follows an entity called The Centre, who explains its origins and has observed the rise and fall of both dinosaurs and humans. After witnessing humanity’s tendencies towards violence, The Centre decides they must be ...

Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five (2008) is an American animated short produced by DreamWorks. The film follows Po the Dragon Warrior as he shares the stories of his comrades in arms, the Furious Five, through a mix of computer and 2D animation. At Master Shifu’s request, Po attempts to teach a group of energetic bunny children about Kung Fu beyond just combat, emphasizing its true purpose of personal growth and achievement. Through their individual backstories and key philosophical principles, Po shows how each member of the Furious Five became a skilled Kung Fu master. Mantis. In his youth, Mantis ...