[FILM] The Wild Robot (2024)
I think I might be being a bit harsh on this film due to the level of hype I've seen surrounding it. I think it's very, very good, and has finally brought me to appreciate 3D animation after years of complaining about the technique replacing 2D in most Western animated films. It's visually stunning, and some of the shots legitimately look like concept art. In the first 15 minutes, I was seriously thinking that this might overtake The Substance as my favourite film of the year.
Unfortunately, I think the film suffers a little bit from somewhat pedestrian humour (mostly the quippy dialogue, the physical comedy is great), and the fact that it seems to try and do too much with its plot. There were three distinct moments where I thought the film was reaching a conclusion but it just kept going. When the credits rolled I discovered that the film was based on a book, and then things started to make a lot more sense - it felt to me like we were speeding too fast through crucial plot points, robbing some scenes of their impact.
I should stress that I still think that this is a tremendous work of animation, I'm just not certain that it will be regarded as an all-time classic.