Hoppers Review

 

Alright, Pixar's got a brand new movie and it's not a sequel but an original idea. The question is, is a good original idea or will we have another Turning Red? Yes I know Turning Red was four years ago but I'm sorry, I'm still to this day pissed about how much of a waste of time that was.

Hoppers is an animated sci-fi comedy that was produced by Pixar Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. Daniel Chong directed as well as wrote the screenplay along with Jesse Andrews

The story is, before her grandmother passed away Mabel grew to have a deep passion for nature. One day the mayor of city announces plans to replace the glade with a freeway since all of the animals have left. Mabel decides to put a stop to this plan, and after her failed attempt to get beavers to go back she discovers a piece of technology that can transfer her brain into a life-like robotic animal so humans can experience animal life up close. Seeing this as an opportunity she puts her brain into a robotic beaver and sets to continue her mission to save the glades but causing an animal uprising.

Initial Reaction

Now usually I'd be excited for a brand new Pixar, and I still look forward to them but much like everybody else it's easy to see they just don't have the same spark like they use to. But I'm still more than willing to give them a chance.

Cons

I've got nothing.

Middle Ground

The only thing I could think of is the story. I think it goes without saying but we've heard this one before. It's all about saving nature, we gotta love nature, we need to respect nature, and so on and so forth. We've been getting those types of environmental messages from movies for the longest time. However! I think what says Hoppers is the premise. How many movies can say they've had their characters actually be the animal by transporting their mind into said animal, well....more like a robotic copy but still. So while the story does have familiar beats it does provide some creativity here and there.

Pros

One good aspect is and I bet you didn't see this coming, is the animation. Take make this short because as we all know Pixar's animation is amazing. So what made it so good here was some very expressive animals but I think the biggest praise should go to the glades. The glades in this just felt vibrant and warm, it was gorgeous. Another praise goes to the humor. While some jokes and stuff didn't work for me,I still had a wonderful time. Some moments were unhinged and some were just plain funny. I wish I could've gone into more details but you know how I like to keep things spoiler free with newer movies. Although there is an actress who makes a cameo in this as a butterfly queen which got a few laughs. The last thing I'll credit is the energy. The movie is an hour and forty-five minutes but you'd never would've guessed that because of the energy it has. Hoppers has a great breakneck energy and lively driven momentum that made the movie a breeze to get through.

So yeah, Hoppers is thankfully a winner for Pixar and I'm hoping it does well then their last movie Elio.

My final rating is, Good.

That's all for now. Come back on Monday, Mar 9th, for a review for another recently released movie, that being The Bride! Until then, enjoy the rest of your day.