Hoppers

I REALLY liked this movie, the best Pixar movie in years for me. To be fair, maybe that's just because of me being an environmentalist myself, but hey, in the end, reviews here are supposed to be subjective, I guess! Mabel, the main character, is a lovely main character. An environmentalist since childhood, depicted by her actions of demonstrating, collecting signatures, blocking building sites and even being carried away by police. And while all of this is depicted in a "funny", child-friendly way, it does actually do a nice job of displaying her doing all the things an environmentalist encounters. She's friendly, dedicated and...no, that one in a bit. First: Visually, the movie is, as one is used from Pixar, beautiful. Lovely hairs and fur, beautiful water and DAMN, clothes, single strands of fabric, it's SO beautiful and detailed! Everything that is not a character is SO detailed and visually impressive! Not to say the characters don't look nice, though. The humans are fine, the animals are lovely and cuddly, and, in case that's a thing that matters for you, it's NOT a movie to use the infamous "bean mouth" design. (I think) Many jokes are quick and funny, the trailers showed the humor quite well as a reference to what to expect. The messages are what you'd expect: humans destroying animal's home in their greed and ignorance, how nature as a whole is one big thing, including humans, and that everyone should do their part. And here are the two things that make the movie really important and lovely for me personally: The thing that we're all part of something bigger, something we're in together, all creatures, is an important part of my life. It's why I love the message of "Sisi Ni Sawa" (We are the same) in "Lion Guard" so much. To see humans not as a single thing, but as the part we are with all other creatures. And in addition, and that's the other part of Mabel that is depicted nicely, but I still wish had gotten more time: The constant feeling of sadness and anger that you get thinking that you are the only one that cares about something that is SO important to you. And that's really why I love her, because she's SO relatable to me as environmentalist and vegan. The music in the movie is also really nice, and really the only downside I can see is: I wish it was half an hour or so longer. More time to depict Mabel's feeling of being alone and misunderstood, more time to show how humans forcefully change nature and of course a bit more time for the hilarious chase scene. So, yeah. I wish the movie did more of what it does, because it does it so well. I really enjoyed the movie and I wish its message, as peaceful as it was (sadly?) transported, would stick with anyone longer than the cinema visit. I recommend this. And greetings to my fellow environmentalists! You're not alone, just like Mabel isn't! ❤️