Malvís(AlfredoLanda)issickofworkinglikecrazyfornothing.He'dratherbecomeabandit,that'smuchbetter,he'sgonnabethefearfulFendetestas!He'llspreadpanicinthewoodsofhisregion.Butthere'salittleproblemtherearen'tmuchpeoplelivinginhisregion,everyoneknowseveryoneandeveryoneissopoor,soisgonnabedifficultthatsomeonetakesMalvísFendetestastooseriously.　　Thisisamagichistory,sofunny,andfullofsituationsthatwillmakeyoulaugh.It'salsofullofcharactersthatbelongtotheSpanishidiosyncrasythestrictpriest,theGuardiaCivil,theolddevoutwomen,thevillageidiot...there'sevenalostsoulwanderingaroundthewoods.　　ThegreatAlfredoLandaheadsacastthatgatheredtogetherthebesttwogenerationsofSpanishscenefromFernandoReytoEncarnaPaso,fromManuelAlexandretoMaríaIsbert...Acastlikethatwouldbejustunthinkablenowadays.ElBosqueAnimadowasthefirstmovieofJoséLuisCuerda'strilogyofruralcomedies(afterthisonehemadethesurrealAmaneceQueNoEsPoco,andAsíEnElCieloComoEnLaTierra.ThosearemoviessopersonalthatstresstheSpanishculture.TheyoungdirectorsshouldtakenoteoffilmslikeElBosqueAnimado,insteadoftryingtobethenewenfantterribleandimitatingUSworstcinema.