Movie Review: The Wild Robot 10-30-24
Based on the book by Peter Brown, this movie is about a helper bot named Roz, who crashes into the woods. When all the animals neglect her, Roz decides to raise an orphaned gosling that she names Brightbill so she can teach him how to eat, swim, and fly just in time for Winter.
The Wild Robot is another jewel to put on DreamWorks’ crown with a heartfelt albeit slightly familiar, outstanding animation, engaging characters, and a great score from Kris Bowers.
Another thing that makes The Wild Robot stand out is that it’s one of DreamWorks’s last movies to be animated in-house. This is because they’re outsourcing future works to Sony Pictures Imageworks to reduce costs even further. This is a shame since the animation in The Wild Robot is amazing- Just like Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, this movie uses a painterly art style while showcasing semi-realism that computer animation is famous for.
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| Fink the fox teaching Roz how to tell a story. |
If there’s one thing I have to nitpick about The Wild Robot, it would be pinpointing where in time the movie takes place: The movies seems to take place in modern times, but the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco is seen underwater? Is this the distant future in which climate change flooded the city?
In conclusion, even though it’s probably no longer around in theaters where you live by the time I’m writing this, The Wild Robot is, alongside Inside Out 2, the best animated movies for 2024. If you’re reading this, Chris Sanders, you need to become the chief creative officer of DreamWorks Animation! Disney has Jennifer Lee, Pixar has Pete a Docter, and Sony has Kristine Belson, so why not have you run DreamWorks?
Rating: 4 stars out of 5
Plus 4 eggs
