The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad Review

 

My Review of The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad

Here is another Halloween review, this time based on Ichabod and Mr. Toad. However, I won't focus on Mr. Toad's story, just Ichabod's, the Legend of Sleepy Hollow. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, written by Washington Irving, is about the Headless Horseman.

The film is about the schoolmaster Ichabod, who is tall and has a big nose. He loves to eat and is a chick magnet for some reason. In the film, he moves to Sleepy Hollow, and everyone is weirded out by this guy, but he grows to become popular with the ladies.

In the film, we meet Brom Bones, the town hero who is super athletic. He also pulls pranks on Ichabod, likes to drink, and tells stories. After watching this film, a lot of people have come to realize that Brom is actually the hero of the film. It's not Ichabod; in fact, he's the villain. Well, in truth, in this film, all the characters are grey; there's no good or bad, like in most Disney films. 

In the film, Ichabod falls in love with Katrina, but he only wants to marry her family's wealth. 

Ichabod wants to be with her for her family's money and land. He only cares about that, and Brom likes Katrina, too, but he doesn't care for her money. Again, this is one of the few films where all the characters are grey. 

The film has good animation from 1949, and I had a fun time watching this film. Some moments made me laugh, and the Headless Horseman song is catchy. You can't help but hum that song and listen to it every Halloween. Later in the film, Brom struggles to get Ichabod away from Katrina at a Halloween party. Still, he fails at every attempt until he remembers how superstitious Ichabod is. So he tells the story of the Headless Horseman and tells everyone that when you go into the hollow and head to the bridge, the ghost's power ends. 

In the film, Ichabod returns home but very late because he's so freaked out by Brom's story. 

Eventually, we see the Headless Horseman and get the big chase scene. 

This chase was intense and a lot of fun, and the animation was good. The end of the chase is pretty scary, and the movie ends on an open ending because, in the film, the townsfolk find Ichabod's hat and shatter the pumpkin. Brom ends up marrying Katrina, and everyone in Sleepy Hollow debates whether Ichabod was killed by the Headless Horseman or, as someone mentions, he left and married a woman and had children. 

Now it's been up to debate with fans if this was Brom Bones. There are many theories about this; even Washington Irving left it open for fans to decide if this was Brom or an actual spirit. Still, Brom really was the Headless Horseman. Some people don't think so because they believe this is an actual phantom, but it makes sense to me it was Brom. If you rewatch the movies, you see the signs it's Brom, and yes, Ichabod does look down his empty head, but I think Brom was covering his head. 

I also don't think Brom was trying to kill Ichabod; it scared him away from Katrina, like in the book. However, the film is open-ended, so you can decide if you think Ichabod died at the end of the movie because it is open-ended. 

Overall, Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad is a good film that gets you into the Halloween spirit. 

I give this film a 7 out of 10.

You will be humming the Headless Horseman song, and You can't reason with a headless man.

Happy Halloween

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