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The story itself is good enough for a black female empowerment story, but I unfortunately cannot connect with African tribes whose economies are ENTIRELY based off of slave trade. The tribe represented in this movie is historically known as the Dahomey tribe. It doesn't matter how virtuous or powerful the main characters are represented in this movie, because they HISTORICALLY fought countless fellow African tribes and either killed them or enslaved them. They used these slaves to entirely hold up their economy and was a major contributor to the slave trade. In fact, the EUROPEANS were the ones who had to come in and STOP the Dahomey from killing and enslaving Africans and STOPPED THE SLAVE TRADE. But in this film, the Europeans are depicted as generic evil white conquerors... when in reality they spared Africa from this despicable tribe. This movie ignores the disgusting history of this tribe and glorifies it as if it was respected and virtuous and "bringers of justice." It would be the exact same thing to make a movie talking about how AMAZING Adolf Hitler was, how he SAVED his country from falling apart and was "all knowing and all virtuous" but then completely ignoring the fact that he killed 6 million Jews in cold blood and over a million others. It doesn't matter that this movie depicts the Dahomey as good people, because people who know the history of the Dahomey and their slave trade will realize that this movie is actively supporting slave trade and criticizing the Europeans who ENDED it. The film creators were either asleep during history lessons, or they're simply ignorant of the truth as long as they get paid. Absolutely disgusting movie, anything that supports slave trade should receive 0 stars.

I feel like anyone on social media who expresses their love for this movie is called a furry, so I came here. This movie is AMAZING. (No spoilers) Of course, I love the animation style and I'm glad we're starting to move away from the atrocious live action-like animations like Lion King. Out of the villain gang, the plot really only revolves around Wolf and Snake, but all 5 of them have loveable personalities and definitely make the movie a more fun experience. One of my favorite aspects of this film is how only the main characters are animals with human attributes, yet nobody suspects anything when they disguise themselves. It just adds to the fun and charm of the movie. I'm also glad the fox governor wasn't used as a generic love interest for Wolf but rather heavily involved in the story, and her personality as well as her chemistry with Wolf is just as well developed as the gang's are. The plot was great, but really, the it was generally predictable - I mean, its a simple bad guy redemption story, after all. BUT a movie can still be just as enjoyable and entertaining regardless of its predictability with humor, animation, and loveable characters, and DreamWorks really went all out with that! And also, for parents who are worried of their children getting spoon-fed political agendas through animated films (after the events if Lightyear), this film is TOTALLY "POLITICAL MESSAGE" FREE. I highly recommend this to all kids and adults. This is just a fun, charming, and hilarious film that's worth just sitting back and giving it a watch! Animation: 5/5 Characters: 5/5 Plot: 4.5/5 Overall: 5/5

I haven't actually seen the movie, but I've seen a video that only focuses on the PLOT, and the PLOT IS GENIUS! IT BLOWS MY MIND. [Spoilers] Once the protagonist restarts in the convenient store, the genius begins to shine through. It now makes so much more sense that the entire magical experience was a big dream both because that simply explains a lot of the events BUT ALSO because we had already been foreshadowed the power of his dreams. In his big dream, this guy was so rich but at the same time still kind, so it was satisfying to see him lose all his money but then get rewarded back some (and repair some friendships) for still having a heart. It was also a relief to find out that nobody died. And then.... there's the twist with the cart man. Oh. My. God this is literal plot perfection. Now we understand why the man understood the main character's suicidal thoughts and why he was always there for him. Now we understand how he knew how to deal with the dreams. Because he had the same power. He went on the same journey. Just listening to Movie Recaps NARRATE THE PLOT made my jaw drop. Maybe everything else about this movie is trash, but I'm going to watch it anyway, because a plot like this is worthy of praise.

Everything was good EXCEPT... the kids. Clearly the writers don't have a solid understanding of what kids actually talk about, how they talk, and what they do on social media. The "cool" kids aren't actually realistically cool - the jokes they make of [the main character who I forgot the name of already] are just dumb, and if other kids actually heard those jokes, then the "cool" kids would realistically be called "gay" the same way people call Among Us "gay". If somebody likes rocks, then sure, that's a bit weird, but that's literally not funny at all. The "popular" girl's vlogs are also dumb - you don't just livestream a school backyard doing practically nothing interesting and get hundreds of likes by the minute, and same goes with the "poop me" video. Instead of ranking up these hundreds of likes, the viewers would realistically be asking what the hell just happened, and that one clip would not be used for DAYS ON END WITHOUT ANY ALTERNATIONS. On top of that, the joke would be over within a week and would probably also be seen as "gay" if anyone were to laugh at that from then on. The main character is probably the most normal person in this movie; I'll give it that. But when the kids we've met throughout the movie befriend the main character at the end, the cringe level is TOP. TIER. [Popular girl] says, "You saved the world, [First name, last name]! How cool is that?" Jesus, the dialogue sounds like it came from a 2004 NPC. Some random girl then asks if [popular girl] is from the "poop me" video, and then when the robot can't find the video, the girl's like "Sorry, nevermind." They literally saw this happen in the schoolyard in person - How are they not sure of who it was? And their own robot would have found the video immediately anyway, since it was reposted hundreds of times for whatever reason. Later, the main character and his "friends" hold these cooked chicken arms and he makes a chicken noise so that this teacher stops bothering them, and they all laugh when the teacher leaves. I'm pretty sure none of my friends talked or acted like this starting middle school, and I'M NOT DONE. [Popular girl] says, "You're gonna have to talk to that goat because I don't want anymore of my jewelry going through his intestines." This is not middle school dialogue; this is computer generated text. And I don't remember the goat ever actually eating any of her jewelry. Did this happen? And to top this level of cringe with a fresh, rotten tomato, everyone laughs at [popular girl's] goat comment. That was literally less funny than the idea of somebody liking rocks. How do I know these kids are unrealistic? Because the movie theater I watched it in was filled with kids who were somewhere around [lower school-start of middle school], and not one of them made a single noise when the kids in the movie laughed. Because this major issue is pretty much irrelevant to the plot, I'm still giving it 4 stars because everything else was really good. I hope to see more from Locksmith Animation, but I really hope they either improve the dialogue of kids or just not include them at all.

A genuinely good video game film. Unlike most video game films like Angry Birds, the references this movie makes to the game actually participate in the plot such as the rings, shoes, the "I'm waiting" pose, and how Sonic quickly taps Dr. Robotnik's ship to slightly damage it. And the actual movie is good too - All the characters, especially Sonic, are lovable, and even though the acting isn't groundbreaking, everybody acts like normal human beings... except for Robotnik and Agent Stone, but their characters and short interactions are hilarious, especially that dance scene that came out of nowhere. There were no plotholes or other major problems I can think of with the plot, and the CGI is outstanding as the CGI today is. The only minor problem I had with this movie was the floss... Fortnite was already dead then, and this scene will only become more outdated. Anyway, Sonic the Hedgehog is a breath of fresh air.. and I can't WAIT TO SEE THE SEQUEL WITH KNUCKLES AND TAILS. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ because there's nothing wrong with this movie that takes a star off. Good job Paramount.

It was alright, but I wish Red Guardian and Task Master got more justice. After the introduction, Red Guardian turns into nothing but a mumbling bafoon, used for comic relief, and always needs help from the stronger, more capable... women... in the family to do pretty much anything. I don't have a problem with girl power, but I do have a problem with men being shoved aside at the expense of it. However, Red Guardian was genuinely funny; I just wish he had more... willpower. Taskmaster... was a total disappointment. I was hoping to get more one-on-one fight scenes with him.. I mean.. her, because I thought it would be cool to showcase the different moves of the Avengers for longer durations, not just cut away when the fight begins. There's also no motive behind Taskmaster, so her defeat isn't all that satisfying or meaningful. She's just under a mind control like all the other Widows so Dracov can "take over the world." Speaking of that guy, the movie can do whatever it wants with him, I don't care, but Taskmaster was just really underused. I'd also like to mention that Marvel had a man do all the fight scenes in the suit and then put a woman there upon the face reveal. I mean... if they wanna emphasize girl power, then maybe.. proving that only a MAN could do those fight scenes is not the way to go. Anyway, I love the chemistry between the Natasha and her family, I loved the humor, I loved the few fight scenes that there were, and I actually like how underwhelming Dracov's death was considering how little we learned about his character. (Taskmaster should have been the main villain.)

This book is garbage. I was forced to read and annotate it for my english class, and it was a nightmare to get through. Each chapter has a new short story, and they have so little time to develop that they never go anywhere and are all boring by the time the next story rolls up. And this is the story of an average girl, and everything that happens in this book are things from the average childhood of little significance. The syntax is even worse. Every sentence is filled with unnecessary figurative language and SO MUCH SYMBOLISM that you actually need to Google what the sentence or maybe even the whole chapter is talking about, and none of it is interesting at all - just hidden behind that fancy symbolism. What's most frustrating is that this is actually fiction, but Cineros DELIBERATELY MADE IT THIS GARBAGE. The book has no beginning, no middle, and certainly no conclusion, and the title literally (nor symbolically) means nothing. And the fact that every sentence in this book is toddler-level grammatically incorrect doesn't mean it's "deep." It means it was written by a toddler. And don't let the recommendations fool you. They say it's "deep" and "incorporates many themes" and "spreads the awareness of... rape"? That means nothing because you can juggle around all the interesting themes you want as long as you execute them properly, and this book does not. Each chapter either blatantly makes you aware of the theme it's addressing or hides it behind that wall of useless symbolism. And the only chapter people remember is the rape chapter. Cineros once again hid it behind symbolism, but she only made this chapter as a lazy attempt to make us care about the main character, because the other chapters depict her as spoiled and bitchy - and her character stays that way until the end of the book. Themes don't just exist - they're meant to be a significant part of the story and captivate you, making you think. This book just throws random themes in each chapter and tells you what to think. Read the book if you want, but you will never make it all the way through without thinking how much better books you could have been reading. This book is actually a negative/10 for me because it did nothing but waste my time and my mental state through boredom and annoyance. And it resulted in a C+ on my exam because the whole thing was dedicated to this damn book nobody in my grade wanted or cared about.

The critics are crazy. This movie is an underrated gem. [SPOILER FREE] First, I will address the strengths. This definitely feels like a "DC superhero movie" that shoves new characters into its universe that we've never seen before and expects us to care about these characters - except they DO make us care. Each Eternal has their own distinct personality and superpower right off the bat when meeting them - You'll never get mixed up with the characters. Even though one Eternal generally remains in the spotlight and some of them have far less screentime, they all tell you what you need to know about them. The climax of the movie is mind blowing. Not only does it have a great spectacle but it also drives emotion and thrill, so much of it that your mouth hangs open in awe and you're at the edge of your seat. And the twist is pretty good too, although you may sense it beforehand if you're really smart. Now, to be fair, there are weaknesses. For one, the Deviants have a leader who is really made to look that way but has no actual significance over the other Deviants, so his higher role is kind of pointless. Secondly, an important character just vanishes from the movie and then comes back later (I guess the writers didn't know what to do with them). And finally, the end credits scene is actually atrocious. I guess it doesn't matter if I spoil this because its irrelevant to anything we know by the end of the movie: A drunk goblin just teleports out of nowhere and gives useless, cringeworthy lines, and the CGI on him looks ATROCIOUS, and then this new guy in cheap looking eternal armor (It's just a red cape and a flat plate on his upper chest) teleports too and says something like "Youre in danger" and then looks as if he's about to help, and without any explanation the scene flat out ends. I don't know why this scene exists and I wish it didn't. Like the Venom 2 end credits, something weird and unexplainable happens only as.. idk.. fan service.. and then it ends.. and nobody talks about it because they're really THAT random. Anyway that's all - AMAZING movie, but watch that end credits scene at your own risk.