The Good Dinosaur (English, 2015)

The combination of 3D and VFX, sets this little tale apart from the rest of the animation films. The conception of the characters, eventually making their way into story board and then into the final output shows a great metamorphosis. The detailing on the surroundings, different shades to indicate the moods are noteworthy.

The idea of having the dinosaurs as the leading species and portrayal of the rest as either domestic help or otherwise wild is a new idea in an old bottle. The makes come really close to making humans realize about the way rest of the species are treated (read exploited).

Coming from the giants like Pixar & Disney, the bars are set very high and the movie traverses a safe & time-trodden formula never deviating to fantasy or looking at things from a different perspective. The concept of family & protecting your own, making friends, identifying the wolf in sheep’s skin and staying away could have been executed in a way that would stay with the viewers but it is sadly not done so.

It is very disappointing to see that there is no target audience for the movie. It is a tad too complex for the tots, who eventually would ask their parents to explain the story again, taking the holistic movie-watching-experience away. And if we were to consider adults as the target audience, they would ponder momentarily over the cuteness and get back to their bustling lives.