- Sensibility: Some confusing moments of human animal co-operation. These unreasonable moments contribute to the whimsy and childlike wonder this movie capture very well.
- Cinematography: Some of the animation style is a bit derivative and the 3D animation style for the humans in particular is uninspired. However, there are many visual details which are brilliant and give the animal characters great anthropomorphic life.
The lacking creativity in the human design is made up for in spades in the animal world.
- Energy: Fun, light-hearted, great for the whole family movie. Only weakness lies in a narrative switch-over
- Narrative: Heart-warming story about mankind's role in nature. However, it struggles finding a constant theme and switches antagonists late in the story. The early involvement of a family-member is a trope that works
at some points during the film and not in others.
- T-Points: The film received four bonus points: one for some of the brilliant design features of the animals, namely a bald spot on a beaver; a change in eye-shape when switching perspectives between man and animal; and the voice acting choices in general, one for
a seagull bomber sequence with a shark, one for a scene imitating a loud noise, and one for Dave Franco's incredible, hilarious, and perfectly over-the-top voice acting performance combined with the insect/robot animation.
One of the better Disney-Pixar films to come out of the studio in the past few years. Has the right blend of meaning, whimsy, and child-like wonder in conjunction with strong, memorable character design.
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