bring out the critic in me....
So, I saw quite a few movies this week: Sleepy Hollow, School of Rock, Con Air, Meet the Robinsons, Bride of the Monster, and part of Ed Wood.
Oddly, my favorite of them all was the kid's movie: Meet the Robinsons.
It's oddly sophisticated for a Disney movie. Of course, it still had a shadow of that traditional Disney feel... you know: jazzed up, fast paced, squeaky clean yet so overtly quirky that you start thinking that quirky is normal! But Meet the Robinsons was quite different from your standard Disney movie in that the main character actually matured realistically according to his own personality traits, and the 'quirky' supporting cast is actually supposed to be stranger than most!
Or perhaps what drew me into the movie was the soundtrack that fit each scene with its mood, and summed up the whole movie in one song! Man, I really do love Danny Elfman music, don't I?
Speaking of summing up the movie... the theme was awesome. "Keep moving forward" actually helped me through some tough stuff i was dealing with last week, oddly enough. It makes sense, and it's something you can actually point right back to the bible for. Ecclesiastes 7:10 makes it clear: only a fool looks back at their past wishing that they could either go back and relive it, or change it completely. That's my take on the verse.
Oh and the plot? Dude, I totally did not expect the twists that i should have, because it's supposed to be a children's movie, right? But the plot was actually interesting, and detailed. Things that were left unresolved (or were seen as completely random Disney Entertaining Filler Fluff) in the beginning were brought back at the end, with a moment of "aha! so that's what happened!" that doesn't completely overpower you, but it won't go unnoticed, either.
I love the subtle little 'in jokes', too: Tom Selleck, The T-Rex, toilet portals, Wilbur's mom... and yes, I'm making this vague in case you haven't seen the movie.
But anyway... The negatives? It was a little choppy at first when you're introduced to Wilbur and the Robinsons... it felt more Disney-esque then than anywhere else in the movie. But once you get past the obligatory Disney humor, and see the actual story develop, you won't be disappointed.
Oddly, my favorite of them all was the kid's movie: Meet the Robinsons.
It's oddly sophisticated for a Disney movie. Of course, it still had a shadow of that traditional Disney feel... you know: jazzed up, fast paced, squeaky clean yet so overtly quirky that you start thinking that quirky is normal! But Meet the Robinsons was quite different from your standard Disney movie in that the main character actually matured realistically according to his own personality traits, and the 'quirky' supporting cast is actually supposed to be stranger than most!
Or perhaps what drew me into the movie was the soundtrack that fit each scene with its mood, and summed up the whole movie in one song! Man, I really do love Danny Elfman music, don't I?
Speaking of summing up the movie... the theme was awesome. "Keep moving forward" actually helped me through some tough stuff i was dealing with last week, oddly enough. It makes sense, and it's something you can actually point right back to the bible for. Ecclesiastes 7:10 makes it clear: only a fool looks back at their past wishing that they could either go back and relive it, or change it completely. That's my take on the verse.
Oh and the plot? Dude, I totally did not expect the twists that i should have, because it's supposed to be a children's movie, right? But the plot was actually interesting, and detailed. Things that were left unresolved (or were seen as completely random Disney Entertaining Filler Fluff) in the beginning were brought back at the end, with a moment of "aha! so that's what happened!" that doesn't completely overpower you, but it won't go unnoticed, either.
I love the subtle little 'in jokes', too: Tom Selleck, The T-Rex, toilet portals, Wilbur's mom... and yes, I'm making this vague in case you haven't seen the movie.
But anyway... The negatives? It was a little choppy at first when you're introduced to Wilbur and the Robinsons... it felt more Disney-esque then than anywhere else in the movie. But once you get past the obligatory Disney humor, and see the actual story develop, you won't be disappointed.