Not one in a Krillion but worthy
of a chance!
Mumble (Elijah Wood) from Happy
Feet is all grown up now and has a chick of his own named Erik (Ave Erics).
Erik, not too much unlike his Dad, finds himself not fitting in with the other
penguins when he struggles to find his talent in singing or dancing like the
rest of them. He sets off with a couple of friends to discover a home where he
won’t be a misfit. Mumble tracks them down and brings them home only to
discover that an iceberg has crashed right into their cove trapping their family
and friends in a deep inescapable crater.
Sequels seem to get a bad rap but
not having seen the original Happy Feet I didn’t have something to
compare this to so this is my unbiased opinion. The visuals are vibrant and
stunning to watch. The musical numbers were my favorite parts, they were fun
and entertaining. Bill and Will a couple of Krill buddies voiced by Matt Damon
and Brad Pitt had some laughable banter but their characters really didn’t tie
into the story, though I still loved them. If you are looking for storyline
faults you will find them but it is still enjoyable for its target audience
which is younger kids. The animated world has had some fierce competition in
the last decade or so, while this wouldn’t be at the top of the list it was good
enough to make me want to check out the first Happy Feet.
Motherly Advice: Thank heavens
for a language filter! I am always amazed when filmmakers put such insulting
words like loser and idiot in a kids movie for such an impressionable age group
to watch. Being trapped by the iceberg has left the penguins cut off from their
food supply and vulnerable to predators. Parents are seen protecting and
fighting off Skua birds from their chicks since they are stuck in pretty much a
huge bowl as sitting ducks. Mumble has an encounter with a very large,
intimidating Elephant Seal that appears to want to harm him until it ends up
falling down into a large crevasse. The disturbing part is two baby seals have
just witnessed what they believe to be their Dad falling to his death. Bill and
Will who are friends have a borderline bromance relationship with the discussion
of adopting kids together but it seems to be done in a humorous way. With
language filters on high kids as young as 4 would enjoy this one!
Hannah - Beware, you may get some
of the songs stuck in your head.
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