Surprisingly weird and quirky, it’s not quite the thing you expect from a mainstream animated film. You can tell it’s not a Dreamworks or Illumination film, but it also doesn’t quite fit with the Pixar formula. It’s certainly way too layered to be just a simple kids film, in fact I don’t think there’s much for kids to latch on to here. Some of the concepts it tackles include environmentalism, identity, mythology and religion, and it doesn’t hold back with its messaging, genuine artistic risks are being taken. There are also a ton of references and jokes that will fly over the heads of most kids, which certainly made the film more enjoyable for me. I like its animation style (good colour, interesting use of light, I really like the harsh, ugly textures that are used on some of the animals) and it’s aged pretty well. The music’s also great and the voice acting is solid. It even took me a while to recognize who’s voicing the main character. As for negatives, I think some of the humour is poorly executed, and it didn’t need to be this long.
Shout by JordyVIP 8BlockedParent2023-01-30T23:53:03Z
Surprisingly weird and quirky, it’s not quite the thing you expect from a mainstream animated film.
You can tell it’s not a Dreamworks or Illumination film, but it also doesn’t quite fit with the Pixar formula. It’s certainly way too layered to be just a simple kids film, in fact I don’t think there’s much for kids to latch on to here. Some of the concepts it tackles include environmentalism, identity, mythology and religion, and it doesn’t hold back with its messaging, genuine artistic risks are being taken. There are also a ton of references and jokes that will fly over the heads of most kids, which certainly made the film more enjoyable for me. I like its animation style (good colour, interesting use of light, I really like the harsh, ugly textures that are used on some of the animals) and it’s aged pretty well. The music’s also great and the voice acting is solid. It even took me a while to recognize who’s voicing the main character. As for negatives, I think some of the humour is poorly executed, and it didn’t need to be this long.
7/10