Underplayed Gems

Electric Piper (2003)

Electric Piper poster
Original title
The Electric Piper
Directed by
Raymie Muzquiz
Genre
fantasy film, musical film, family film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 08m
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

The film is an animated musical retelling of the Pied Piper legend. A piper in colorful clothing uses his magic pipe to rid a town of rats. When the townspeople break their promise to pay him, he uses his pipe to lead their children away.

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What happens

The Pied Piper of Hamelin (German: der Rattenfänger von Hameln), also known as the Pan Piper or the Rat-Catcher of Hamelin, is the title character of a legend from the town of Hamelin (Hameln), Lower Saxony, Germany. The legend dates back to the Middle Ages. The earliest references describe a piper, dressed in multicoloured ("pied") clothing, who was a rat catcher hired by the town to lure rats away with his magic pipe. When the citizens refused to pay for this service as promised, he retaliated by using his instrument's magical power on their children, leading them away as he had the rats. This version of the story spread as folklore and has appeared in the writings of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, the Brothers Grimm, and Robert Browning, among others. The phrase "pied piper" has become a metaphor for a person who attracts a following through charisma or false promises. Various theories have arisen about the origin and symbolism of the Pied Piper. Some suggest he was a symbol of hope to the people of Hamelin, which had been subjected to plague; he drew the rats from Hamelin, saving the people from the epidemic. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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