Abominable is a cute animated film from the makers of How to Train Your Dragon. It follows a teenage girl, Yi, who is working hard to save up for a trip across China. However, her plans are disrupted by the discovery of a Yeti on her roof. This Yeti has escaped from a powerful corporation, who are desperately trying to track it down. Yi, and two others, including her cousin, and her crush respectively, must try and return this Yeti to its home in the Himalayas, all while the corporation tries to track them down and capture them.
An interesting film for sure, and controversial. This film was a collaborative project between Dreamworks Animation Studios and Pearl Studio - a joint American/Chinese project. This film is controversial because a map in the film shows China's claims over the South China Sea (the Nine Dash Line or Cow's Tongue), leading to the film being banned in some other nations in Southeast Asia. This film has led to a lot of polarizing and politicized reviews on sites and in the press. This is why I viewed the film.
Politics aside, this film was a very competent animated flick, with an interesting setting that may be newer to Western audiences, especially of family films (China). This film had a clear and interesting story, quite good animation, and was fun. Small criticisms from me include the pop music, which is bland, and detracts from the film. Besides the films political controversy, nothing else here pushes boundaries for me. This does not make it a bad film in any sense, but certainly does not elevate this film past good.
This film receives a 7/10 from me. The solid animation, acting and story, the films cuteness and style are all good elements of this film. A fairly mundane if not poor score, and a lack of any innovation, do not elevate this film past the good range (7/10). This film is absolutely worthy of a watch, and certainly is enjoyable to both children and fans of animation.
An interesting film for sure, and controversial. This film was a collaborative project between Dreamworks Animation Studios and Pearl Studio - a joint American/Chinese project. This film is controversial because a map in the film shows China's claims over the South China Sea (the Nine Dash Line or Cow's Tongue), leading to the film being banned in some other nations in Southeast Asia. This film has led to a lot of polarizing and politicized reviews on sites and in the press. This is why I viewed the film.
Politics aside, this film was a very competent animated flick, with an interesting setting that may be newer to Western audiences, especially of family films (China). This film had a clear and interesting story, quite good animation, and was fun. Small criticisms from me include the pop music, which is bland, and detracts from the film. Besides the films political controversy, nothing else here pushes boundaries for me. This does not make it a bad film in any sense, but certainly does not elevate this film past good.
This film receives a 7/10 from me. The solid animation, acting and story, the films cuteness and style are all good elements of this film. A fairly mundane if not poor score, and a lack of any innovation, do not elevate this film past the good range (7/10). This film is absolutely worthy of a watch, and certainly is enjoyable to both children and fans of animation.