Review of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013) by Filipeneto — 01 Sep 2019

A good movie, colorful and very cheerful.

I don't really like to see the sequels before I saw the movie that gave rise to them, but this movie aired on television today and I decided to see it. To write this review I first had to read something about the first movie, which I haven't seen yet but will see. So I won't say if this movie fits in well with the movie that precedes it ... maybe later I have a clearer idea. I will look only at this movie.

The script is interesting: In the first movie, after an accident, a weird machine starts making live food to the point where the city needs to be evacuated. Its inventor, Flint Lockwood, eventually destroys the machine, saves the world, and is eventually called to work with Chester V, a world famous scientist he idolizes. In this movie, however, everyone finds that the island is still populated with animals made of food, the machine is still active and needs to be turned off. However, as Flint gets closer to his idol, he becomes detached from his friends and unknowingly enters a sinister and mysterious scheme set up by Chester V, which is not quite as innocent as it seems.

Okay ... I confess this movie sounds surrealistic. Animals made from food and live food is something we don't see every day and it sounds pretty childish and boring for adults. It was one of the reasons why the movie didn't catch my eye when it circulated in theaters. I think I made a mistake. The film is not childish, and has a lot of material that will please or at least entertain a more adult audience that accompanies children to the cinema. The plot involves some more adult themes, such as betrayal and falsehood, the importance of friendships and the role of parents in the lives of their children, even suggests a romance between the protagonist and his best friend. There is also an environmental message implicit in the film. The characters are interesting and appealing, the villain oscillates between the sinister and the hilarious ...

Technically, there is little to say. The work of the voice actors is impeccable, as expected, and the quality of the animation is superb, the state of the art today. Vivid, colorful, vibrant and imaginative, this film is a visual spectacle. Of course, there are strong appeals to sentimentality and the construction of animals has been designed for it. The soundtrack also sounds pretty good, with one or two songs that can be easily heard.

Far from perfect or remarkable, this is a good animated movie. Not being too childish, it has enough material to please children, adults and teenagers. I don't waste the time watching this movie, even though I've seen it a lot better.