There is a message about the poor nations which must unite together to make a stand, and be present in a united, rather cooperated world. There is another message about the human who enjoys destroying earth by stupidity; the global warming is one of its latest results. And there is, supposedly, a lively funny picture about this and that,.. or not!
The movie is confused between its so realistic tone, and its being as simply entertainment. You can watch that clearly in the designs of the animalistic characters; they were between the discovery channel and the good old cute cartoon. Let alone that some of them looked so boringly real (the turtle, the eagle, the bear,..), and some - most shamelessly - looked strictly stolen from another, not too far, movies (the giraffe from Madagascar, and the elephant from Horton Hears a Who!, except for their yellow hair!).
While many moments should have been deleted in the editing room, the movie's makers just loved everything they made, so they kept it no matter what. The troubles of the leads in the hotel's room, the eagles' talk in the valley of death, ..etc. are some examples for totally unnecessary scenes. And why all of these characters in the first place?! As if the main intention was to show every single animal out there. So, eventually, the movie did inflate with too many characters and events!
The finale sequence with all the animals going to the UN, in what loomed as converse incarnation of Noah's ark, is dreamy yes, but so politically involved and kind of a sneer at the movie itself. It's where the realistic and fantastic natures of the story met badly, yet representing its schizophrenia finely!
The comedy is dry. The fart gag has been overused like it was the only way the movie has to make laughs. The quality of certain special effects seemed primitive; for instance, the fire in the Australian desert. And the direction is a bit bland and cold, despite lovely warm landscapes shown repeatedly throughout the movie.
Some moments were strongly cinematic; the climax with fair action is the highest of them. Few characters were achieved as both real and cartoonish, such as the buffalo which was the most effective and memorable. And sometimes the music worked nicely, David Newman managed to be distinctly emotional.
It's a 3D animation message movie. Half fictional, half factual. And even at the fictional side it's half entertaining, half silly. Hence it's generally uneven and average at best. And it's where the message ruled the movie. Not a good thing for the movie and the message as well.
The movie is confused between its so realistic tone, and its being as simply entertainment. You can watch that clearly in the designs of the animalistic characters; they were between the discovery channel and the good old cute cartoon. Let alone that some of them looked so boringly real (the turtle, the eagle, the bear,..), and some - most shamelessly - looked strictly stolen from another, not too far, movies (the giraffe from Madagascar, and the elephant from Horton Hears a Who!, except for their yellow hair!).
While many moments should have been deleted in the editing room, the movie's makers just loved everything they made, so they kept it no matter what. The troubles of the leads in the hotel's room, the eagles' talk in the valley of death, ..etc. are some examples for totally unnecessary scenes. And why all of these characters in the first place?! As if the main intention was to show every single animal out there. So, eventually, the movie did inflate with too many characters and events!
The finale sequence with all the animals going to the UN, in what loomed as converse incarnation of Noah's ark, is dreamy yes, but so politically involved and kind of a sneer at the movie itself. It's where the realistic and fantastic natures of the story met badly, yet representing its schizophrenia finely!
The comedy is dry. The fart gag has been overused like it was the only way the movie has to make laughs. The quality of certain special effects seemed primitive; for instance, the fire in the Australian desert. And the direction is a bit bland and cold, despite lovely warm landscapes shown repeatedly throughout the movie.
Some moments were strongly cinematic; the climax with fair action is the highest of them. Few characters were achieved as both real and cartoonish, such as the buffalo which was the most effective and memorable. And sometimes the music worked nicely, David Newman managed to be distinctly emotional.
It's a 3D animation message movie. Half fictional, half factual. And even at the fictional side it's half entertaining, half silly. Hence it's generally uneven and average at best. And it's where the message ruled the movie. Not a good thing for the movie and the message as well.