Review 775: Hoppers
I think it's fair to say that Pixar is not the powerhouse that it once was. Over its 30 year the studio has churned out 30 animated features from middling originals like Onward and last years Elio to and endless string of sequels. After a group of scientists invent a way to "hop" human minds into lifelike robotic animal bodies, an animal-loving teenager named Mabel Tanaka (Piper Curda) uses the technology to embody a robotic beaver and thwart a construction company's plot to destroy the local animal habitat, unwittingly starting an animal uprising against all humans. One of things that Hoppers does exceptionally well is that it thrusts you right into the middle of the action; it hits the ground running introducing us to our lead Mabel This film has such a madcap energy that But underneath all of that energy, Hoppers at its core is about being in tune with nature and empathy for all species. The opening scene featuring her trying to free class pets of...
