Review of Yellowbird (2014) by Alex R — 02 Sep 2015
They swallow up humans and spit them out someplace else.
A yellow bird hatches from his egg in the middle of an old shop with no mother or friends around. He wanders around the shop until he meets some insects he becomes friends with. They convince him to eventually leave the shop and search for his family. He comes across a flock flying south for the winter who losses their leader. The leader's responsibilities are passed onto the naive yellow bird...can the yellow bird lead the flock to safety?
"You're kind of cute, don't you think?".
Christian De Vita, who worked on Space Jam, Frankenweenie, and Fantastic Mr. Fox, delivers Yellowbird in his directorial debut. The storyline for this picture is very entertaining and the settings were cool and well animated. The animation style was beautiful and solid for the genre.
"I'm getting a vibe.".
This was recently added to the Netflix queue and I decided to add it to the wish list to watch with my daughter. We loved it and actually watched it twice in a row. This may not be an all time classic, but it is on par with Madagascar, Ice Age, and other recent films just a notch below the classic Pixar gems being put out. I recommend giving this a viewing.
"It really is a river of fireflies.".
Grade: C+.
This review of Yellowbird (2014) was written by Alex R on 02 Sep 2015.
Yellowbird has generally received mixed reviews.
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