An average movie

To be honest, I wasn’t expecting much from the damned thing but, since it was available on Netflix, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, unfortunately, the only thing that did work was that it was fairly short. Sure, the animation was maybe not awful but it was some of the cheapest CGI animation I have seen in quite some time. Above all, the story was just so derivative and boring. Basically, it felt like a rip-off of ‘Ice Age’ (already not really the most expensive and/or ambitious CGI animated feature ever produced) with a dash of ‘Happy Feet’ regarding the ecological message. To make things worse, some of it didn’t make sense. The thing that annoyed me the most was the fact that Ozi was basically raised in captivity, she then spent maybe 5 mins in the jungle but, when she was in captivity again, suddenly, she couldn’t stand it anymore? It was also terribly lazy how all these animals could talk with each other, no matter if they were some completely different breeds and, yet, with humans around, they would suddenly sound like some actual animals again. However, the worst idea they had was to tell the story of a talking orangutan who became an influencer. Somehow, someone thought it would be a great idea to tell a story taking place in the nature and add some technology angle to the mix because, let’s face it, all kids are nowadays addicted to their smartphones and tablets. Well, it was a terrible idea, that’s for sure. It was also rather infuriating that, according to the makers, a major influencer could have such a massive impact on how we (so poorly) handle our natural resources. Anway, to conclude, the damned thing was really lame, you should probably avoid it and watch something else instead with your kids.

5/10