This was so wacky. Hoppers follows Mabel (Piper Curda) an environmental activist who is determined to save the glade she grew up visiting. The mayor is planning on building a highway through it and as long as no animals live there, he has permission to build. Mabel discovers that one of her professors has created a machine that allows them to inhabit a robot animal and communicate with the wildlife.
It's cute and completely unexpected in execution. The film takes several unexpected turns. This isn't necessarily a bad thing as it makes for a fun ride, but it's missing some of Pixar's signature cohesion and charm. That being said there are beautiful moments that tug at the heartstrings and the animals are cute. The animals look more beady eyed and natural when the humans are humans and more expressive and cartoonish when humans are inhabiting the robot bodies and able to communicate with them. Even when they do not have their cartoonish expressions, the animators are able to communicate effectively even in the animals' more natural states.
This definitely caters more to the children in the audience. As someone who is not a child, I still had a good time, though some moments were a little too outrageous for me. I don't think this film will go down in Pixar history as one of the greats, but is it a viewing experience I would do again? Definitely.
4 stars
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