Meet The Robinsons Rated G, though it should be PG. Contains intense images, scary scenes, disturbing images, etc.
This weeks movie review is on Disney's latest 3D animated venture. Set in the future, Meet the Robinsons starts out with a young orphan, Louis, who loves to invent. Unfortunately, this leads to a lot of trouble, and scares away potential adoptive parents. Louis feels like a failure when poof, in drops Wilbur Robinson, from the future. He tries to help Louis, as the evil Man in the Bowler Hat (as he is called), will stop at nothing to ruin his life.
Why would he do that? I am not going to say. So much of the plot to this film interweaves together that is hard to say anything without ruining the film.
Overall, this film was excellently made, with a wonderful story (that competes with adult dramas) , amazing animation, and truly witty humor. This film is an obvious Disney film, from the inside jokes scattered throughout the film, to the vintage Mickey Mouse cartoon that runs before it starts. (And according to sources, these shorts are unique at different showings).
Where this film surprises is in its adult content. This is a truly disturbing film, reminiscent of Terminator (Assasin traveling through time to find a person, anyone?), The Matrix ( The climax of the film), and War of the Worlds (climax) at times. I won't say how or why, but there is a certain point in the film when I though, G? What are the MPAA guys thinking!?
Violence, Disturbing content, Intense action scenes and an extremely forebeding climax all create a G film that has to be a record for the most content of this sort for this rating.
Personally, I have no problem with the content(Honestly, I thought it was cool), but it is upsetting to see parents taking 3 year olds to see this, only to have them in tears due to the freaky scenes. Perhaps Disney is taking its new found freedom with 3d animation a little too far. If this had been a cartoon, it would not have felt so scary. Thank goodness though for the laugh out loud humor! It would not be a family film without it.
The bottom line-Go see it, but hire a baby sitter for the young guys.
My rating:
Movie-making * * * * *
Moral: ****
Overall: ****and a half
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