The movie works best as a demonstration of the contrast between American and British acting styles (not to say national characters).

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Aligning himself with strongmen may serve only to boost Mr Hashimoto's popularity, at a time when many Japanese are fed up with the weak-willed characters in national government.

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With an uplifting, "people power" theme combining references to British history and pop culture, the rambunctious ceremony covered subjects as diverse as the Industrial Revolution, the National Health Service, popular children's book characters including Peter Pan and Mary Poppins, and pop stars past and present.

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The result is a 3-D animated television series in English and Italian (Italian subtitles) with six Pet Pals as main characters focusing on the issue of water protection, which has been broadcast on the public national broadcaster Rai Due in May and June 2010.

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