The Wild Robot is a rare movie that feels like the kids are the secondary target audience. Strange, maybe, but it’s true. There’s plenty for the kids to see in Dreamwork’s latest, such as a cool robot, fuzzy animals, slapstick humor, and lots of action and adventure.
There’s plenty for the kids to see in Dreamwork’s latest, such as a cool robot, fuzzy animals, slapstick humor, and lots of action and adventure. But many of the jokes and even the main plot seemed to be aimed squarely at people like me, an alleged adult.
By accident, she finds herself in charge of a young gosling, and with her new charge comes a purpose. As she names him, Little Brightbill has to learn to fly and swim in time for winter to migrate with the rest of the geese on the island. Re-energized with her newly acquired duty and with the help of a mischievous fox named Fink , Roz sets out to teach Brightbill to fly.
So, where does my statement that the movie is aimed at grown-ups like me come from? The movie also has much to say about being a parent, particularly a mom.
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