Based on the award-winning book of the same name, The Polar Express is the story of a small boy who has begun to doubt the existence of Santa Clause because none of his friends or family believes in him. One Christmas Eve, he is rewarded when a steam train pulls into the front of his house and takes him and other children on an extraordinary ride to the North Pole where he meets the man in red who selects him to choose a gift. The boy asks for a bell from the reindeer’s harness, but on the way home he loses it…
What happens next is a magical tale about the power of belief, recreated in this visually stunning CGI animated film in a process that has been named “performance capture”. The technique allows real actors’ live action performances to drive the emotions and movements of the digital characters (not unlike actor, Andy Serkis’ work for Gollum in LOTR). Leading the cast is Tom Hanks as the train conductor.
Special Features:
- Interactive Menu
- Scene Selection