Over the course of the last few weeks I've tried to find time to watch some movies with my friend. We have tried to find time together so that we could watch films (preferably animated ones) that would be worth our time and worth watching.
Thankfully, once we noticed that Pixar had recently released a new animated movie, it wasn't a difficult decision to give it a chance. It was a pretty safe bet that we would find their latest film, 'Onward', to be at least somewhat entertaining.
So when it comes to the movie, the basic premise in 'Onward' is that you have a society that has over the years given up on using magic. Once the technology kept advancing, there was no reason to use magic, since it more or less became obsolete.
When it comes to the characters in it, as a protagonist we have a 16 year elf Ian, who is a role playing game fan. He's a socially awkward teen who lives with his brother, mother and her new boy-friend cop who has come to replace Ian's father who died when he was young.
Story-wise, the catalyst in the film happens once Ian gets a wooden staff as a birthday present from his mother. The gift also includes a spell that he could use to summon his dad for twenty four hours, in case he wants to spend time with him.
Not surprisingly, once Ian decides to cast the spell, things don't go as planned. As the staff's crystal breaks during the cast, he only manages to summon the lower half of his dad's body - which leads him on a journey to find another crystal to complete the spell.
Quality-wise, when it comes to the film, it's safe to say that there are a lot of good things that can be said about 'Onward'. A lot of these qualities are things that we all have learned to expect from films by Pixar studios over the years.
After all, there's no question that the movie looks really amazing and that it's genuinely a joy to look at all those things happening on the screen. The characters are lively (and likable) and you can't help but to be interested in what's going on.
Another good thing about the film is that there are a lot of visual jokes and other funny observations that made me and my friend laugh. I thought that a lot of the action scenes had absolutely superb gags that you don't seen in most animated films.
At the same time, even though the film is rather entertaining, there's no question that the storyline in 'Onward' is a bit contrived. It takes a long time before the story gets going and I don't think that many of the film's emotional moments were that well earned.
Indeed, especially when it comes to the last act's 'bucket list' before the climactic battle, I just didn't feel that it made much sense. It felt a bit too out of place based on my viewing experience and perhaps should have been trimmed down.
Still, when you look at the movie as a whole, I have to say that despite these flaws and the story being a bit muddled, the film still managed to be watchable. The movie certainly had solid laughs, even though there were some problems in the screenplay.
After all, even though the story and the characters could have been better defined, at least in my case, that's not to say that the negative aspects managed to outweigh the positive aspects. The story flaws in the film weren't still that serious in my opinion.
In that sense, if you haven't managed to watch the film yet, I think it's pretty safe to say that you should watch it at some point. You should watch it (especially if you happen to be a gamer) and not be discouraged by some of the film's weaker aspects.
After all, especially when you take into account all the absurd fantasy aspects in 'Onward', they saved the movie. These comedy moments saved it and made me enjoy the film, even though the story should have been better and the themes in it should have been clearer.
After all, there's no question that the movie looks really amazing and that it's genuinely a joy to look at all those things happening on the screen. The characters are lively (and likable) and you can't help but to be interested in what's going on.
Another good thing about the film is that there are a lot of visual jokes and other funny observations that made me and my friend laugh. I thought that a lot of the action scenes had absolutely superb gags that you don't seen in most animated films.
At the same time, even though the film is rather entertaining, there's no question that the storyline in 'Onward' is a bit contrived. It takes a long time before the story gets going and I don't think that many of the film's emotional moments were that well earned.
Indeed, especially when it comes to the last act's 'bucket list' before the climactic battle, I just didn't feel that it made much sense. It felt a bit too out of place based on my viewing experience and perhaps should have been trimmed down.
Still, when you look at the movie as a whole, I have to say that despite these flaws and the story being a bit muddled, the film still managed to be watchable. The movie certainly had solid laughs, even though there were some problems in the screenplay.
After all, even though the story and the characters could have been better defined, at least in my case, that's not to say that the negative aspects managed to outweigh the positive aspects. The story flaws in the film weren't still that serious in my opinion.
In that sense, if you haven't managed to watch the film yet, I think it's pretty safe to say that you should watch it at some point. You should watch it (especially if you happen to be a gamer) and not be discouraged by some of the film's weaker aspects.
After all, especially when you take into account all the absurd fantasy aspects in 'Onward', they saved the movie. These comedy moments saved it and made me enjoy the film, even though the story should have been better and the themes in it should have been clearer.
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