Review of Trolls World Tour (2020) by Midnaazusa — 21 Apr 2020

It's entertaining for the kids, and the music is mostly good. Some good lessons in here for the little ones, too. However, it seems rushed at times, and there are some definite holes in the plot. One of the details of this movie's plot even seems to ignore the previous movie altogether or try to force a new interpretation on it (the main characters' romantic feelings for each other).

It seemed in the first movie that Branch had already confessed, but now he's doing it again. In fact, a couple of scenes between the two in the previous movie were interrupted in the same way as more obvious romantic scenes (Gristle and Bridget trying to kiss), which implied that these interactions were romantic as well.

However, now Branch is struggling to tell Poppy he loves her, which he already did in the previous movie. It just looks like the creators wanted to backtrack because they actually got a sequel. Unnecessary characters and scenes took away time that could have been spent developing the plot, and one of the characters introduced in here seems to be taking the place of another who goes unmentioned throughout the film.

Besides that, there's a stereotype in here that some might find mildly offensive. When Poppy meets the Country Trolls, they're depressing as can be and don't seem to have the ability to look on the bright side at all.

In fact, their leader flat out sings that they "don't hope for making things better." While country music can be depressing, there's usually a small amount of hope tucked in the depressing lyrics somewhere if the song is just about life in general, like the one in this movie.

That isn't the case in this movie, making country look like the music you listen to if you want to feel bad. It's not the best way to portray it if the idea is that differences are good and should be accepted.

Tiny Diamond was an unnecessary character in a movie with an already inflated character list and only took away time that could have been spent developing the plot. In addition, when one of the characters has a change of heart, it seems to come out of nowhere because we don't really see any reasons for why he would suddenly decide to side with Poppy.

It wasn't actually in his best interests, after all. Still, despite the rush, it had enough good points to earn a positive review.