Heart Stoppingly Beautiful To Watch
DreamWorks Animation began with Antz, and has given us some of the most special animated tales in the history of film such as Kung Fu Panda, How to Train your Dragon and who could forget Shrek? Shrek spawned an entire empire bringing in millions of dollars for the company that once lived in Pixar’s shadow but has now earned its own undeniable respect and mastery.
Now with its 47th entry, Dreamworks has once again pushed the envelope and the bounds of what we thought was possible with animation in film. Enter: Wild Robot.
It’s been a long time since Avatar graced our screens, but this dm adorable Dreamworks piece is reminiscent of the wizardry of that film. This is the single biggest compliment I can give Wild Robot.
Whilst watching this film my mind went back to that ‘garden of bioluminescence’ scene in Avatar with its exceedingly brilliant level of animation and kaleidoscopic explosions of color that I’ve clearly never forgotten to this day. Wild Robot, too, is visually heart stoppingly beautiful to watch. That together with its musical score by Kris Bowers, make Wild Robot an exceptional piece and a special must-see for the whole family this fall.
This Dreamworks delight also dives into the theme of survival as it powerfully delivers its moral that we, despite our differences, egos, grievances and battles, are all species on this beautiful planet Earth and therefore need to come together in unity in order to survive. This is for one, a pivotal lesson to teach children, but more than that, a reminder to Earth’s inhabitants in a time of great peril and suffering.
If this is anything to go by, rotten tomatoes has this film currently at a 99% rating, which will garner much attention to Wild Robot… and deservedly so. I would also recommend viewing this one in theatres as it is worthy of it.
A standing ovation is in order for Universal pictures, Director Chris Sanders (Lilo & Stitch, The Croods) and the rest of the Dreamworks team for taking Peter Brown’s book and exploding it into an absolutely gorgeous artwork.