Movie Review: Old Wine in a New but Cute Bottle- The Good Dinosaur

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Pixar gave us 'Inside Out', one of the best animated feature films ever and also Best Animated Feature Film Oscar Winner of 2016. Just after that, Pixar came up with another project 'The Good Dinosaur', a comparatively weak movie. You read that right! It's a weak movie even though good number of audience would like it.
'The Good Dinosaur' is set in post Jurassic era, which is actually a good thing. What's bad is that the crew chooses to say a story that old too! 'The Good Dinosaur' tells a story of Arlo, son of a Dinosaur only known as Poppa. Arlo is a coward since his birth and is also weak compared to his siblings. One rainy, thunderous night, Poppa takes Arlo chasing a vermin creature (or that's what they think), to make Arlo get rid of his fright once and for all. Under some tragic circumstances, Poppa dies that night and Arlo gets lost from home in the next few instances. How Arlo gets ahead of his fear and his experiences through the journey back to home make the rest of the movie. Where did I hear that story? Oh! I remember, almost like a hundred times!
Only thing 'The Good Dinosaur' does best is it's Pixar-range animation. The movie is totally a kid's movie and it looks so cute. A lot of characters come and go in a blink with no relevance. Why is it necessary to introduce half-a-dozen characters just to name a kid?! And that kid, named as Spot, looks like a complete rip-off of the character Guy from 'The Croods'. Watching 'The Good Dinosaur' and 'The Croods' back to back may even make you feel like one is sequel to another and the sequel is greater than it's predecessor. The three T-rexes do a decent job. Spot and Arlo are in every frame and does a commendable job. Only if the movie had substance!
Highlights:
  • Great Animation.
  • Cute characters that would appeal Children.
Drawbacks:
  • Outdated Story
  • Numerous characters with no development
What could've been better?
          Better story and narration. The backdrop had so much potential but to ruin it with a bleak substance is a blunder.

Verdict: A cute but forgettable average flick.

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