Tuesday, February 9, 2016

Movie Review: Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014)

Hello everyone! Sorry for lack of updates, but I'm coming with another movie review~
I've always wanted to watch one of recent Dream Works' animated movie: Mr. Peabody & Sherman but I missed it on cinema because my BF didn't interested in it.
So, I got a copy of this movie and watch it all by my own :p


Introduction:
Mr. Peabody & Sherman is a 2014 American 3D computer-animated comic science fiction film featuring the characters Mr. Peabody and Sherman of the 1960s animated television series The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show. It is produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by 20th Century Fox. The movie is directed by Rob Minkoff, who is most famous for co-directing Walt Disney Animation Studios' The Lion King. Alex Schwartz and Denise Nolan Cascino are the producers. Tiffany Ward, daughter of Jay Ward, one of the creators of the original series, is the executive producer. Mr. Peabody & Sherman features the voices of Ty Burrell, Max Charles and Ariel Winter.

It is the first DreamWorks animated feature to feature characters from the Classic Media library since DreamWorks Animation's 2012 acquisition of Classic Media and the first to be based on a TV show. The film premiered on February 7, 2014 in the United Kingdom, and was released on March 7, 2014 in the United States. Despite grossing a worldwide total of $275 million on its $145 million budget, the film underperformed at the box office, forcing a writedown of $57 million. A TV series based on the film, titled The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show, was released on Netflix on October 9, 2015.


Story:
Mr. Peabody is a gifted anthropomorphic dog who has an adopted 7-year-old son, Sherman. He tutors Sherman travelling throughout history using the WABAC, a time machine.

They visit Marie Antoinette in Versailles during the French Revolution in 1789. Getting caught in the Reign of Terror, Peabody is nearly executed by Maximilien Robespierre with a guillotine, but escapes with Sherman through the Paris sewers.

In the present day, Sherman attends the Susan B. Anthony School in New York City. His knowledge of the apocryphal nature of the George Washington cherry-tree anecdote leads to a fight with Penny Peterson in the cafeteria where she puts him in a choke hold. Peabody is called in by Principal Purdy who tells Peabody that Sherman had bit Penny. He is also confronted during this meeting by Ms. Grunion, a Child Protective Services agent, who implies that Sherman's behavior is due to being raised by a dog. She informs Peabody that she'll come to their home to investigate whether he is an unfit parent.

Peabody invites Penny and her parents over for a dinner party to reconcile before Ms. Grunion arrives. Penny calls Sherman a liar for claiming first-hand knowledge of history. Despite Peabody's contrary instructions, Sherman shows Penny the WABAC. Penny goads Sherman into taking her into the past. Can they back home soon?

Sherman, taking Penny into their WABAC for the first time

Ancient Egypt - 1332 B.C

The Trojan War - 1184 B.C

French Revolution - 1789

They become squad! Penny, Mr. Peabody & Sherman

My Thoughts:
This is a totally interesting movie, where you can see a combination of history, technology, family and dog that can speaks! I think this movie can be a good media for history learning, but I guess not every kids can understand the real story of this movie.. because, you know.. what kind of dog who can speak in human language and has outstanding intelligent like Mr. Peabody? Anddd this movie is little bit complicated with those histories and technology stuffs. Well, this is a good movie though ^_^

I give 7/10 stars for this movie~












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