williemanga150 Review of Meet the Robinsons

Meet the Robinsons (2007)

These small hours still remain in my heart

[7/10 · 29 April 2014]

This movie is no Frozen, but I can certainly say that I really liked it for its message. A couple of years after the disappointing "Chicken Little," Disney tried their hand again at a CGI motion picture. This time it's about science. Lewis (Jordan Fry), an brilliant yet insecure inventor, is on a quest to find his family. He was abandoned as an infant but he believes that was only because his mother wasn't ready, and she may be ready now. He strives to create something that will help search his deepest memories for her. Meanwhile, a mysterious yet immature villain (Steve Anderson) with a robotic bowler hat is trying to take credit for his invention in an act of revenge against him. A teenager from the future, known as Wilbur Robinson (Wesley Singerman), takes him to the future to help him keep moving forward, a philosophy founded by his father, Cornelius (Tom Selleck). The animation isn't very detailed, but I do like the wide variety of unique characters. And the future setting is really cool. The design is indeed futuristic. It's strange but interesting to see so much change in only a couple of decades. You'll know what I'm talking about by the time this movie ends. Each voice matches the characters quite well, and put really noticeable effort into their intriguing, clever and sometimes funny dialogue. I particularly like the Bowler Hat Guy's performance. It is interesting that Jim Carey was asked to perform as him, but I'm thankful for the performance Steve Anderson gave us. You can really feel the emotion in each scene. There are some aspects of the story I like and some aspects that threw me off a bit. The music and sound are great; they match the scene very well. I'm not a fan of the Jonas Brothers, but they're only heard in the credits, so I won't complain about them being involved in this. But the song at the ending scene is "Little Wonders/These Small Hours" and I love it. Finally, the message. Its rare nowadays that such a motivating message can be found in movies. That message is "Keep moving forward." No matter what you do, don't let circumstances bring you down. As long as you never give up, anything can be possible. I recommend that you watch it from start to finish. It provides you with some laughs, beautiful music, a riveting yet slightly flawed story and a fantastic motivating message. You don't need to be a scientist to get enjoyment out of this. 7 out of 10