directed by Dan Scanlon
This time I didn’t cry! I almost always cry watching Disney/Pixar productions, but this time it didn’t work. And I know why, but first let me tell you what this strange new animation is about. Imagine the world full of mythical creatures. We, as humans, aren’t much mythical so we’re not here. Sorry. But you can see all those orcs, gnomes, fairies and whatever you can imagine. The main character is Ian (Tom Holland), who’s an elf. He lives with his mother Laurel (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) and his brother Barley (Chris Pratt). The boys’ father died before Ian was born, so Barley remembers him a little, Ian, however, didn’t have a chance to meet him at all. Now their mother is dating Colt (Mel Rodriguez), a centaur police officer (I know how it sounds and I had to tell you about it). Anyway, that’s not the point. The most important part is that Ian turns 16 and his father left him and Barley something special that was supposed to be given to them after they are both over 16. They receive a magical staff, a rare gem and a letter from their father, where he explains that using these things the boys can resurrect him for a day. Barley, as a huge geek, tries to do it several times, but fails. However, Ian gives it a chance and, by accident, resurrects… his father’s legs. Yes, his father’s legs. Moving legs, nothing else. So in order to see the rest of the man, the brothers decide to go on an adventure, find another gem and do more abracadabra. Still, they have only 24h before those legs disappear. To be honest, I had bigger expectations about this film. I mean, I love all Disney/Pixar productions with my whole heart, but this one was just too much. I feel like they wanted to make it modernly mythical, but, in the end, it’s just a bit annoying weird-creature circus. Still, I loved the jokes, I loved the animation and I loved the message that we get at the end. Besides, the story, even though it’s presented in a fantasy world, reminds us of our own reality, where people keep following new technologies and forget about the “magic of the past”. So even though I am still slightly disappointed, I’m giving a thumb up.
My rating: 7/10
S.
I have nothing to watch 