![]() and the latter being a far more rounded barrel of fun than The Incredibles. That's not to say that Dreamworks has never come close to PIXAR in terms of quality: the first two Shrek films are great entertainment, with the former being on a par with Monsters, Inc. But PIXAR's output is not only more consistent, but has a better idea of what a proper children's film should be: while Shark Tale has a multitude of adult jokes which will go over youngsters' heads, designed solely to keep the paying parents awake, Finding Nemo pitches its story and characters at the same level for everyone, treating children as intelligent and the film as a family event. Both companies deserve credit for pushing the visual envelope with their character designs and for helping to usher in an age in which animated films can be taken seriously in the western world. The story has its problems and its lulls, but it's a surprisingly brisk and funny watch even all these years later.Īs a general rule, I have always preferred PIXAR's output to that of Dreamworks. The way bugs use things for their tools and survive their world is just fun to watch. The movie's world is also just damn creative. Our villain Hopper actually doesn't even get that much screen-time, but he commands a presence, and his seed monologue is so good it's earned its resurgence in modern protests. All the characters are unique and memorable from the moment they're put on screen, and you really want to spend time with them. ![]() ![]() Sure there's a bit of a sophomore slump after the gamechanger that was Toy Story, and I loathe the liar revealed trope that this movie takes too much time with, but it wins with its creativity and characters. Watching it again, it surprisingly holds up really well. I liked it well enough as a kid, but I always looked back on it as one of the "bad" Pixar movies (even though I will maintain a bad Pixar movie is still an overall good movie). For a long time I considered A Bugs Life one of the lesser Pixar movies.
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