Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Film Review: Epic -- Just how epic was it?

So as per our usual, my mom and I went to the movies this past weekend. Saturday we saw the animated feature, Epic. Basically, it's about this girl who's having issues with her dad, a man obsessed with finding proof of a secret civilization of tiny woodland people. Well it looked super cute and funny. I walked in expecting another awesome animated flick but left a bit unsatisfied. Don't get me wrong, it was a good movie, but it left me wanting more. I thought the characters were a bit superficial, only scratching the surface of potentially deep family dynamics. There is no obviously happy "happy ending" (or at least not the one I was looking for). Plus someone dies and that just pissed me off. HOWEVER, it still had some good aspects to it. It was visually beautiful! These artists really made a masterpiece with this film; the nature/character details were gorgeous. The voice actors were prime: Colin Farrel, with his sexy, naturally Irish accent melted me heart; Aziz Ansari, of Parks and Rec fame, voices a hilarious slug; Beyonce voices the Queen, and Amanda Seyfried and Josh Hutcherson voice the two main characters. Again, it was a fun movie but didn't quite live up to its potential.


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