Review of Onward (2020) by Brunovn00 — 08 Mar 2020
Finally, after three years, Pixar finally brings us a new "original" movie. By that I mean that it's not a sequel.
Was the wait for more Pixar creativity worth it? I would say: "Kind of". "Onward" ended up being a pretty good movie, withFinally, after three years, Pixar finally brings us a new "original" movie. By that I mean that it's not a sequel.
Was the wait for more Pixar creativity worth it? I would say: "Kind of".
"Onward" ended up being a pretty good movie, with some creative ideas, some funny moments and some emotional moments. The world the movie is set in has potential, but visually speaking, there's nothing memorable in it. Besides the design of the houses, I guess, the world lacks any style or personality. The voice acting is decent, I guess. Tom Holland was playing himself...I couldn't stop hearing Spider-Man. I guess the director just told him "Act as if you're playing Spider-Man" and that's it. Chris Pratt was annoying at first, but I later got used to his voice. It has some themes and underlying messages that were presented in a nice way. Some of them in an enotional way and others in a funny way.
The story is fun, highly energetic and emotional at times, even if some of the emotional moments were more cheesy than emotional.
I liked it overall but the story just feels so formulaic and familiar. Sure it had some twists I didn't see coming and the movie could've been a lot more predictable and boring but it almost seems like Pixar is stuck in the same plot structure for many its movies. I mean, it was an enjoyable experience, I bursted out laughing many times but I don't feel that it had that "Pixar magic" in it.
This review of Onward (2020) was written by Brunovn00 on 08 Mar 2020.
Onward has generally received positive reviews.
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