Michael's Movie Grade: B
Review: Delightful and involving movie.
What really makes this movie work so well is that the main character (yes I know he is based off a real person) is so involving. He is always very likable and relatable. More than this though he is inspiring. When he rises up and brakes the chains of his oppression, we cheer him on and feel inspired to take the chains off our hearts (even if they chains are minor compared to what this man had to go through, which honestly makes the film all the more inspiring. As well as this the technical filmmaking is very well handled. This film features perfect cinematography in a way too few animated features do. These angles throw us even more into this movie as it brings us more into the mind of our protagonist. The movie also knows when to show us something instead of say it. The story is told very visually in a way that makes what we see even more powerful.
This is not a perfect movie though and it has some big faults. Chief among these is that the villains are just stock movie villains instead of fully developed characters. Even their designs just scream movie villain, and being the bad guys are their only personality traits. While it is a much smaller fault, the humor here is awful. Every time the movie tries to be funny it instead comes off as forced and largely unfunny. There are also a few times this movie skips to a later period of the story with no real transition, which can feel more than a little distracting. Still the good of this movie outshines the bad and it is definitely worth a watch.
-Michael J. Ruhland
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