Movie Review: The Croods

"Never not be afraid!" Huh?

I love animation movies for it's beautiful pictures, beautiful stories, and beautiful lessons :)

I love how colorful this movie is.

"After their cave is destroyed, a caveman family must trek through an unfamiliar fantastical world with the help of an inventive boy."

Directors : Kirk De Micco, Chris Sanders

Stars : Nicholas Cage, Emma Stone, Ryan Reynolds

Current IMDB rating : 7.5

Again, I went to the movies without knowing what kind of film I'm about to watch. But it's fun, though. By not knowing anything, not having any expectation, I can happily be surprised by what I watched. And this one, is an absolute sweet surprise. I didn't even know my favorite Emma Stone is also took part in this film! This is the first sweet surprise. And Ryan Reynolds is the number second :D

The film is about a cavemen family that holds a motto "Never not be afraid!". They believe that the motto will guide them to survive in their harsh world of desert and wild beasts. But then, something happen to the earth and break apart their safe cave. They need to move to find another safe place in another part of the earth with the help of a more modern guy named Guy. And the journey is about to change their life forever.

Just like what I wrote on top of this post, I love animation movies! They're just... beautiful! I love how people can be soo creative, inventive, and inspiring when they make an animation film. And this one is no exception. At first, I can't believe myself that what I heard is really "Never not be afraid". But after thinking and watching for a few minutes, I got the idea. This film is trying to say that we need to be brave to face challenges, to face new things. Challenges and new things are not always negative. If we can handle it properly, it will have it's own advantage to us.

This film is also hilarious with it's rich and unique characters (both human and other creature characters). I love Belt the monkey! He's always have this simple punchline that hit me hard haha. 

Technically speaking, the quality of the animation is fantastic. The movement is super smooth and the picture is so colorful! You'll love how they use colors in this movie. I think it would be best to watch it in 3D. The only minus they have is just that the characters don't sing at all (Sorry, I love musical drama haha).

The IMDB rating is already pretty high. But I'm so confident to give even higher score to The Croods.

I give them 9.0/10.0! You should definitely watch this film!