Spinosegnosaurus77
Since: May, 2011
11/25/2012 00:00:00
I completely agree with the above.
Peace is the only battle worth waging.
Cherryjuice
Since: Mar, 2014
07/09/2015 00:00:00
I agree, but just saying that all air is breathable, O'Hare just bullshits people into buying it.
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Not so bad, but could've been much better
This is one movie that has fascinated me for a while, mainly because I literally could find no middle ground with what people thought of it: the people I met that liked the movie adored it, and the people who didn't like it loathed it. Anyway, I finally watched it just yesterday, and to be honest, while I didn't find it good per se, I don't think it was nearly as bad as many people have said. I certainly found it entertaining enough, and the animation is quite awesome.
That said, though, I do think that the moral was handled rather poorly; it seems to state that trees should be saved for exactly two reasons: one is that trees make fresh and breathable air, and the other is that they are cool. That's about it. This in my opinion really glosses over the importance of trees in real life, and it makes the environmental message of the movie come off as extremely weak.
(And speaking of air, if trees are the only source of breathable air in this universe, then where does O'Hare get all the air he's selling?)
Also, I feel that the movie REALLY could have done without the romantic subplot, mainly because the only reason Ted even cares about trees is because he wants to impress a girl, and this weakens the environmental message even more; why couldn't the movie make Ted care about trees BECAUSE of their importance to life and the environment rather than because some pretty girl he has a crush on likes them? And that's not even going on how awful the character of Audrey was since she's apparently just too damn passive (or maybe just lazy) to be bothered to actually look for a tree seed herself and so she has to rely on some kid easily three or four years younger than her to hand over her dreams in a silver platter.
And then we have O'Hare. Most. Unnecessary. And. Generic. Villain. EVER. He was obviously just put in the movie so that we could sympathize more with the Once-ler, whom I feel would've been sympathetic enough without O'Hare. Long story short, movie didn't need an antagonist; the pollution conflict would've been enough.
The songs, for the most part range from being "meh" to rather cringe-worthy. Except maybe the Villain Song; that one was very darn catchy.
Overall, the movie itself is pretty fun, but its handling of its message just falls flat.