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This year, many kids' movies have come out. With so many great ones to choose from, we have picked three of them for you. Let's take a look together!

Orion and the Dark
Release Date: Feb. 2, 2024
Orion has a great many fears, but he's especially afraid of the dark. So you can imagine his surprise when an embodiment(化身) of the dark shows up to take him on an adventure to show him there's nothing to be afraid of. The Netflix movie is based on a book by Emma Yarlett, but the script was written by someone who knows a thing or two about writing movies about anxieties(焦虑): Charlie Kaufman, the writer behind *Being John Malkovich*.
Robot Dreams
Release Date: May 31, 2024
This film, based on the comic by Sara Varon, received an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature. (It lost to *The Boy and the Heron*.) It's about an anthropomorphic(拟人化的) dog who, to help with feeling lonely, orders a robot to be his friend. The lack(缺少) of words and overall sadness give the impression that it's not exactly aimed at kids, but the older ones might get into it.


Mufasa: The Lion King
Release Date: Dec. 20, 2024
Barry Jenkins, the Oscar-nominated director of *Moonlight*, directs a prequel(前传) to *The Lion King* about Mufasa (voiced by Aaron Pierre) and his relationship with Scar (voiced by Kelvin Harrison Jr.). Don't expect 2D animation similar to the original, though. This one will be done in a realistic-looking CGI(电脑成像技术) style, similar to the 2019 remake of *The Lion King*, and Seth Rogen and Billy Eichner even reprise(重新出演) their roles as Timon and Pumbaa.
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)1. Who wrote the book that was later filmed as *Orion and the Dark*?
A. Emma Yarlett.
B. Charlie Kaufman.
C. John Malkovich.
D. Sara Varon.
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A
)2. What is the main theme of *Robot Dreams*?
A. Dealing with loneliness.
B. A dog's adventures.
C. The importance of words.
D. Friendship between humans and robots.
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D
)3. What story does *Mufasa: The Lion King* feature?
A. A story about Mufasa in the afterlife.
B. A story about Timon and Pumbaa.
C. A story about a new lion king.
D. A story between Mufasa and Scar.
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