Watch every a lot of Dreamworks Animated movies. I'll explain maybe later. This post will probably be a boring read as it's more record-keeping for me.
Movie #1:
2013
Rating: PG (surprisingly- did you know that "thematic elements" qualify for a PG rating?!)
Budget: 135 million
Budget: 135 million
Box Office: 587 million plus
IMDb Logline: "After their cave is destroyed, a caveman family must trek through an
unfamiliar fantastical world with the help of an inventive boy."
Review: Started out wanting to hate it expecting an unnecessary copy of The Flintstones. Surprisingly, it won me over. Well-written. Clever dialogue and cute story. Charming characters. Opposable Thumbs Up.
Review: Started out wanting to hate it expecting an unnecessary copy of The Flintstones. Surprisingly, it won me over. Well-written. Clever dialogue and cute story. Charming characters. Opposable Thumbs Up.
Lessons/Notes:
Cute characters especially animals; angsty teen with ABC family sitcom parental themes; family friendly; vivid imagery (this one seemed inspired by Avatar); action scenes; happy ending; it's okay to be totally unrealistic; puppy love romance; comedy; modernized informal dialogue and lingo seemingly misplaced but that's the point; kid packaging but fully appreciable by adults
Themes - family; father-daughter relationship; coming of age; overcoming fear
Character Notes:
Grug - Dad, loving, sacrificing, strong, overprotective, oaf, caveman Homer Simpson, comedic tool
Ugga - Mom, kind, sensible, cavewoman Marge Simpson
Eep - headstrong daughter, rebellious, carefree, reckless/brave, freedom-seeking, more busted cavegirl version of Ariel, the Little Mermaid
Thunk - younger brother, doofus, dimwitted, lovable, comedic tool
Sandy - baby, doubles as family dog, cavebaby Maggie Simpson, growls instead of sucking pacifier, comedic tool
Gran - Grandma, Grug's mother-in-law, ornery, wise-cracking, inappropriate, comedic tool
Guy - neanderthal hottie, Eep's love interest, surfer dude genius inventor, neanderthal Aladdin, comedic tool
Lovable animal crew:
Belt - Guy's pet sloth, akin to Aladdin's monkey Abu
Douglas - Thunk's dog crocodile, akin to The Flintstones' Dino
"Chunky the Death Cat" - Macawnivore, looks like furry giant, saber-toothed tiger, appears to be predator but is actually loveable and cuddly, akin to The Flintstones' Baby Puss
Other animals rescued by Grug when he overcomes his fear - Liyote (reminds me of Ren from Ren and Stimpy); Trip Gerbil (looks like siamese mini-koala twins)
Trick Worth Mimicking: The Full Circle
Dropping events/lines/jokes/animals that seem incidental but then revealing that they are meaningful via circling back cleverly (examples include snap shot, defining joke, rescued animals)
Character Notes:
Grug - Dad, loving, sacrificing, strong, overprotective, oaf, caveman Homer Simpson, comedic tool
Ugga - Mom, kind, sensible, cavewoman Marge Simpson
Eep - headstrong daughter, rebellious, carefree, reckless/brave, freedom-seeking, more busted cavegirl version of Ariel, the Little Mermaid
Thunk - younger brother, doofus, dimwitted, lovable, comedic tool
Sandy - baby, doubles as family dog, cavebaby Maggie Simpson, growls instead of sucking pacifier, comedic tool
Gran - Grandma, Grug's mother-in-law, ornery, wise-cracking, inappropriate, comedic tool
Guy - neanderthal hottie, Eep's love interest, surfer dude genius inventor, neanderthal Aladdin, comedic tool
Lovable animal crew:
Belt - Guy's pet sloth, akin to Aladdin's monkey Abu
Douglas - Thunk's dog crocodile, akin to The Flintstones' Dino
"Chunky the Death Cat" - Macawnivore, looks like furry giant, saber-toothed tiger, appears to be predator but is actually loveable and cuddly, akin to The Flintstones' Baby Puss
Other animals rescued by Grug when he overcomes his fear - Liyote (reminds me of Ren from Ren and Stimpy); Trip Gerbil (looks like siamese mini-koala twins)
Trick Worth Mimicking: The Full Circle
Dropping events/lines/jokes/animals that seem incidental but then revealing that they are meaningful via circling back cleverly (examples include snap shot, defining joke, rescued animals)
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