The Wild Robot Movie Review {2.5/5} & Rating
Star Cast: Lupita Nyong’o, Kit Connor, Pedro Pascal
Director: chris sanders
The Wild Robot Movie Review Summary:
The Wild Robot Movie Review: Wild Robot is the story of an unexpected bond between a robot and a bird.
A robot named Rozzum 7134 aka Roz (Lupita Nyong’o) washed ashore on a remote island. An amphibious animal accidentally activates it.
Rose is designed as an all-purpose robot and begins promoting her service to animals.
However, the animals get scared after seeing him and run away. An animal attacks Rose and while fleeing she inadvertently crushes a swan’s nest. All but one egg survives. The egg hatches and the baby swan sees Rose.
The child believes Rose is his mother and begins chasing her. Pinktail (catherine o’hara), a mother opossum, instructs Rose to feed the swan and teach it to swim and fly before the migration begins. Rose considers it as her work and tries to complete it with full dedication.
She stumbles and gets help from Fink (pedro pascal), a clever fox. Rose and Fink name the swan Brightbill (Kit Connor).
The three make a great team, but Brightbill soon realizes that she is a misfit among the other birds due to the upbringing given by Rose. What happens next forms the rest of the film.
The Wild Robot Movie Story Review:
The Wild Robot is based on the book of the same name written by Peter Brown. The story is adventurous and unexpected. Chris Sanders’ script is effective and packs a lot into just 102 minutes. The dialogues are witty and conversational too.
Chris Sanders’s direction is good. The film has emotional, dramatic, thrilling and even action moments. Chris connects the narrative with all these aspects.
The robot is well developed and despite his obviously robotic eyes, his heart goes out to someone when they are in distress.
What makes it work is that no one knows where the story will go next. The second part is better than the first and the scene where Rose saves all the animals from the freezing cold deserves applause.
On the other hand, Rose being attacked and beaten in the opening sequence is a bit repetitive. To keep the narrative crisp, the makers rush some key scenes. The humor is limited and children may not appreciate it.
Additionally, one can’t help but draw parallels with WALL-E (2008), even if only for a few minutes in the beginning.
Finally, India is an unpredictable market for animation films, and one cannot say for sure whether the film will appeal to Indian audiences or not.
The Wild Robot Movie Review Performance:
Lupita Nyong’o is amazing and effortlessly voices the robot who also has human-like qualities. Pedro Pascal amps up the entertainment value. Kit Connor is believable while Catherine O’Hara’s voice has a maternal feel to it, which adds to the character’s character.
Bill Nighy (Longneck), Stephanie Hsu (Vontra), Mark Hamill (Thorn) and Matt Berry (Pedlar) do well. Ving Rhames (Thunderbolt) leaves an impression, but after a point the character disappears.
The Wild Robot Movie Music and Other Technical Aspects:
Chris Bowers’ music has cinematic appeal. Chris Stover’s cinematography is breathtaking. Raymond Ziebach’s production design is rich.
The animation matches global standards, although it is puzzling why the fire is depicted in a strange red color. Mary Bly’s editing is sharp but too fast in some scenes.
The Wild Robot Movie Review Conclusion:
Overall, The Wild Robot is an overall entertaining film, but the dull period before Diwali and the unpredictable market scenario for animation films in India may affect its collections.
