Rollo and the Spirit of the Woods

  • Allan Tuppurainen: Rollo
  • Maria Järvenhelmi: Milli Menninkäinen
  • Peter Franzén: Lakeija
  • Kari Hietalahti: Riitasointu
  • Kalle Holmberg: Vaakamestari
  • Samuli Edelmann: Menninkäisten kylänvanhin

The Children's Film Rollo and the elves is a Finnish fantasy film from the year 2001. It was created from an idea by Allan Tuppurainen.

Action

The troll race lands on the coast of them previously unknown country. Looking for a new home. It cites the trolls from their old king, who has seen in a vision of this country as the new home of the trolls. In the forest Once there, find the trolls a village. There, the forest - elves live. When they come see the trolls, they flee. The trolls are directed now domesticated in the village one. Only the troll Rollo thinks that this was not correct, and settled rather just outside the village in a hut.

The elves people now makes a visit to the conquerors, and would like to live together with these peaceful. But of the trolls want to know anything. And so the elves empty-handed pull off again. The old king is, however, come to believe that his work is done. He abdicates and leaves his people the choice of a new king. No sooner has the king left the village, flares, trolls, a violent dispute over the successor. Here, the strongest troll can prevail by intimidating the other trolls.

Rollo has taken no part in this dispute, but has followed the king. This has retired to a lonely place to die peacefully. After the King is now dead, he is reborn as the turkey. Rollo is stunned when he sees this. He reported it to the other trolls, but want to know anything.

The elf Milli, meanwhile, has alone opened to the village, to once again negotiate with the trolls. But this will not still know of peaceful coexistence, and pursue them. They can first escape, and takes place at Rolli shelter. Rollo also wants nothing to do with the proposals of Milli first. On the other hand, it is also not entirely averse.

The prosecutors have now also discovered milli at Rolli, and together they try to escape. But finally Milli is captured. Rollo thinks that everything is all right, and goes to sleep. But his conscience will not let him sleep, even though he usually sleeps a lot and long. He tells himself saying that his insomnia is just the moon.

The next day, Rollo has chosen, and he freed Milli. He also defeated the strong random troll, and will become the new king of the trolls. Milli, meanwhile, can escape to their people. They met while the weigh master. This measures the balance between good and evil. He is worried that the evil could gain the upper hand, and the sun would darken the earth. This has been reported to him his birds, which he sends out as messengers.

Time passes, and trolls and elves but not live side by side with each other. Now when some elves supplied from Röllis garden because they had not found enough food on the beach, Rollo wants revenge exercise against the elves people. And so pull the trolls in the war against the elves. Rollo thinks that he could control the situation, and the elves are only driven out. However, over the escalation Milli is run over by a stone, and remains motionless. Then the balance falters, and the sun darkens.

As the cradle of champion appears and asks Rollo what now his greatest wish is. This feels a little he miss Milli anyway. Or maybe not again. Anyway, could not live trolls and elves. The weigh master said then that the answer would be in Röllis heart.

Milli is laid out at the place where even the old king was reborn. After Rollo has again spent a restless night, it is now evident what is his greatest wish. He goes to Milli, and is pleased that this has not yet been transformed into a bird. He asks her, but just to be friends. The what Milli from the beginning wanted from him. Since Milli reawakened, and henceforth live trolls and elves together peacefully.

Analysis

The Fantasy Film provides children a differentiated picture of the world. Good and evil are clearly distributed initially typical for the genre. The trolls are the bad guys, and the elves are the good guys. However, the role model for the children, the troll Rollo, shows both sides. By rebelling against the seeming ultimately irrefutable traditions of his people, he shows that each has the power to change things.

Just because the figure of identification is not only good, children learn that all people, both sides carry in them. And that is important in life to the personal decision of how to develop themselves.

Awards

Rollo and the elves won the 2001 three Finnish Jussi Awards. As best film, for the best costumes, and for the best decorations.

Reviews

  • " Fairytale film based on a Finnish television series, must learn peaceful coexistence in the trolls and elves. " video market
  • " In roelli AND THE ELVES, viewers can go into a fantasy world that will not only impress the little ones among us." DVD Sucht.de
Finland Screenplay Film score Allu Tuppurainen Children's film
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