I was blown away by how they had created a parable for teaching about the horrors of slavery, and how it was so bad that they had to use cute talking animals instead of actual black people to do it. Surely a sign of how bad society treats black people.
Then it just... wasn't anymore. It didn't take long before it stopped being any kind of story about the horrors of slavery. It rapidly morphed into a cookie cutter feel good family adventure quest movie that hand waved away all the real lessons, then finished with a giant dose of deus ex machina.
What a wasted opportunity. I would give it one star but the animation and character design were cute.
Then it just... wasn't anymore. It didn't take long before it stopped being any kind of story about the horrors of slavery. It rapidly morphed into a cookie cutter feel good family adventure quest movie that hand waved away all the real lessons, then finished with a giant dose of deus ex machina.
What a wasted opportunity. I would give it one star but the animation and character design were cute.