It’s Sunday once again and this is my day for watching the stacks of dvd’s I bought from two weeks ago and today. After my Intramuros date I hurriedly went home to watch two funny but cute movies namely “The Bee Movie”, a Pixar animated film featuring Jerry Schneider and Renee Zellweger as the voice of the lead characters and “Heartbreak Kid” with Ben Stiller.
Bee Movie
This Steven Spielberg backed-up production was fun to see. It was charming on its way. The story is very fast paced that there were no boring parts. Plus, there was a really good fusion of the soundtrack with the scenes rolling out on screen.
The animated motion picture is targeted for kids but as the cartoon progresses even kids at heart will have an unconsciously good time watching the film especially with the slightly mature slur on jokes presented in its screenplay which some kids may vaguely understand.
The story revolves around a so-called young honeybee who accidentally flew out into the real world and discovered that their hard earned honey are being consumed by humans leaving their colony exhausted and slaved to human demands. Due to this he filed a lawsuit against the human race to bring back the honeys that their colony deserves.
However this caused a tragic effect. Since there was a surplus of honey in the bee colony most of the bees were left idle, non-productive and others even went on vacation which created imbalance in the ecosystem. Nature and its surroundings appeared barren, dry and melancholic due to the non-pollination of flowers. With this the bees created a resolution to bring back life into the earth by once again doing their purpose on Earth and at the same time agreeing with the equal consumption of their produce with humans.
Although the plot was comically presented this film is actually a lesson in Science turned into perfect animation that grade schoolers would really appreciate. Moreover, it provides an insight on how humans could abuse nature’s resources and how disadvantageous it is to live in an imbalanced ecosystem.
Heartbreak Kid
Ben Stiller is once again crowned Prince of Comedy with this film. A look at finding your one true love when you have just committed is comically yet charmingly presented in this picture.
The film appears boring on its first few parts but on the middle part wherein Stiller and his wife went on a honeymoon splurge in Mexico that’s where all the entertainment started rolling. And from thereon you’ll never get out of your seat especially once you witness the soothing cinematography where the film was shot on. Mexico is really telegenic if I may say. A perfect place for the storyline of this film.
Ben Stiller does not overdo in this movie. Everything was just fine and at times he was actually subdued. He is consistent in every scene although some parts were just inserted for fun purposes.
If you are looking for an alternative date movie I would suggest this one. It is different from other easy going films since it attempts to explain commitment and true love in a funny way.
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