Amazing movie!
The animation is cool, and the ending was done well—it didn’t feel farfetched
or try to break the rules it set. This might seem incoherent now, but when you
see this cool Netflix animation, you’ll understand.
This animation is a keeper, and to me, it’s one of the best full-length
animations of 2018, behind Disney/Pixar’s Incredibles
2, of course. I also hope Disney’s Ralph Breaks the Internet will
be as good or even better.
This animation
is based on the original online comic 7723 by Wang Nima—Netflix paid
$30 million for the streaming rights. If you’ve seen the online comic, I can
assure you the film looks nothing like it.
The movie
focuses on a teen girl named May. She grew up without her father, and the
memory she has of him is him leaving her and her mother.
Her mother tried to fill the void with robots, which she bought and integrated
into everything in their home. May has a hard time growing up; her mother is
distant, absorbed in her robot world, leaving May feeling lonely.
During an
exhibition for a new robot home helper, the creator and his partner have a
secret agenda, which we eventually discover. While the lead figure of the duo
talks to the public, putting on a show to mask his sinister plan, his partner
works on a counter-operation. He develops a robot designed to stop his partner
(the face of the company) from fulfilling his plan.
May, who’s at
the convention, decides to sneak away from her mother to catch a soccer match.
This leads to her being chased by robot security, and while trying to escape,
she stumbles into a secret lab. This is where the robot solution is kept, and
she accidentally activates it. Like a duckling, the robot sees May as his new
best friend and decides to follow her.
She gets away from him, but he still follows her home, and after a rocky
introduction, they form a friendship. They start teaching each other how to be
better at relating to others and treating each other. We see their struggles as
both try to discover themselves.
The cool part is
the action scenes during the final battle—very engaging and thrilling.
The animation’s
directing is something I have to applaud, and it was done by the duo Kevin R.
Adams and Joe Ksander, who are relatively unknown.
This animation is well done, and the plot is well thought out. The graphics
aren’t as huge as Disney’s, but the CGI is good enough. The movie’s pacing is
solid, and there wasn’t a moment where it felt like it dragged.
Go see the movie!
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