It seems that the more we immerse ourselves in scepticism, the more difficult it is for us to achieve our goal, which is why when I came across this film that Netflix recently released I was attracted to it, although at first what caught my attention was its adorable aesthetics, but I can assure you that its story is much more than that.

Qué difícil es eso de creer y tener esperanza en los tiempos que vivimos hoy en día ¿no es así? y parece que mientras más nos sumergimos en el escepticismo, más nos cuesta lograr nuestro cometido, por esa razón cuando me encontré con esta película que estrenó Netflix recientemente me sentí atraída, aunque en un inicio lo que más llamó mi atención fue su estética adorable, pero puedo asegurar que su historia es mucho más que eso.

Peter lives in a town that despite having had a wonderful past, full of magic and happiness, is now grey, drab and cold, all because it was once invaded and attacked by soldiers who left after-effects on the population. Peter lives with an old ex-soldier called Vilna who rescued him when he was little, although unfortunately he could do nothing for the boy's sister and his mother, who died giving birth to a girl.

On one occasion when Vilna sent Peter to buy food, the boy decided to spend the coin paying a fortune teller who promised to give him answers, however, even though he has not asked any questions, the woman lets out a phrase that impresses him "She lives" this encourages him to tell his story to the fortune teller, he tells her that his mother and his little sister died in childbirth, although he has vague memories of having carried the baby in his arms, so without further ado he sets out to ask the question for which he paid, "How can I find her? and the seer only answers "Follow the elephant".

While all this is going on, a magician tries to perform tricks in front of a bored audience, but for some reason, although his magic is real, he fails to amaze anyone and therefore fails, but when he concentrates hard enough, he manages to summon an elephant that unfortunately falls on an old woman, who gets very angry and sends him to prison. The king and the countess don't know what to do with the animal, but seeing the affinity that had been born between Peter and the elephant they decide to appoint him as her caretaker, however, the king warns Peter that if he wants to stay with her he must perform three very difficult tasks, but although Peter believes that he needs the elephant to get to his sister (according to the seer) although in the end the boy manages to fulfill all the tasks assigned, In the end he thinks more of the elephant than of himself, claiming that she must also have family he misses, so he asks the wizard to return her to her family, the spell worked in the midst of the assembled people and Peter is reunited with his sister.

Although I admit that the ending of the story can be a bit predictable, what I liked the most was the way everything was resolved, although magic was involved, the events depended a lot on the decisions made by the characters, Peter was not selfish and did not think about himself, although he wanted to find his sister with all his strength, he thought about the elephant because he felt empathy and identified with her pain, This led him to ask the wizard to return her to her place of origin, he no longer believed in his own magic due to his previous failures, but someone made him see that his "mistake" had somehow led him to bring the elephant which caused the conflict, which in turn led to Peter being assigned tasks and all this brought joy back to the city. Meanwhile, against all odds, we see that Peter's sister is alive and on her way to the city with her caretaker, attracted by the elephant. This leads me to think that this is real life, as strange as it may seem, many times the universe conspires in our favour without us realising it because our own negativity does not allow it, and that is where frustrations and disappointments arise that somehow truncate our lives, making us more hostile, more bitter and less hopeful.

Aunque admito que el final de la historia puede resultar un poco predecible, lo que más me gustó fue la forma en que todo se resolvió, si bien la magia estuvo implicada, los acontecimientos dependieron mucho de las decisiones que tomaron los personajes, Peter no fue egoísta y no pensó en sí mismo, aunque quería con todas sus fuerzas encontrar a su hermana, él pensó en la elefanta porque sintió empatía y se identificó con su dolor, esto le llevó a pedirle al mago que la devolviera a su lugar de origen, él ya no creía en su propia magia debido a sus anteriores fracasos, pero alguien le hizo ver que su "error" de alguna manera lo había llevado a traer a la elefante que causó el conflicto, que a su vez provocó que a Peter le asignaran tareas y todo esto devolvió la alegría a la ciudad. Por su parte y contra todo pronóstico, logramos ver que la hermana de Peter está viva y rumbo a la ciudad junto con su cuidadora, atraída por la elefante. Esto me lleva a pensar que así es la vida real, por extraño que parezca, muchas veces el universo conspira a nuestro favor sin que nos demos cuenta porque nuestra propia negatividad no lo permite y es ahí donde surgen las frustraciones y decepciones que truncan de alguna forma nuestra vida, volviéndonos más hostiles, más amargados y con menos esperanza.

The elephant is a means for Peter and his sister to reunite, but it was really their faith and hope that led them to realise their dream, there are people who think that when you are really determined to achieve something, you create enough energy around you to make all the necessary elements lean in your favour, you might even be healed of an illness, and this even has a scientific basis known as "Mesmerism" which is nothing more than the enormous power that our mind has to alter certain situations.

Bad or traumatic events and old disappointments may lead us to think that we are not capable of achieving what we want, it makes us unhappy and grey like the people in this story, we live day by day without expecting anything, like the people in this story, until we realise that our life changes drastically and this may be due to our decisions, motivated in turn by a burst of self-belief.

Los eventos malos o traumáticos y antiguas decepciones podrían llevarnos a pensar que no somos capaces de lograr lo que queramos, nos vuelve infelices y gris como el pueblo de esta historia, vivimos el día a día sin esperar nada, como la gente de esta historia, hasta que nos damos cuenta de que nuestra vida cambia drásticamente y esto se puede deber a nuestras decisiones, motivadas a su vez por un arrebato de fe en nosotros mismos.

I don't think I have anything to complain about in this film because I loved everything about it, the story, the evolution of the characters, the unforgettable soundtrack and the wonderful cinematography that does justice to the story, with an empty shade of grey at the beginning to denote the sadness in which the city is plunged, and then with a display of colour to denote joy and splendour.

While I loved the film in every way, now I feel that I can't stop reading the story on which it is based, I think it will be a very interesting and enriching experience. Well friends, this has been my review, I hope you liked it and you are encouraged to see the movie, but in case you have already seen it, I would like to know your opinion, thank you very much, I hope you have a wonderful week and a wonderful holiday.