Up Up and Away
Film: Planes
Voices of: Dane Cook, John Cleese, Priyanka Chopra
Directed by: Klay Hall
Duration: 1 hr 30 mins
Rating: * * *
We have
seen cars race, recently we saw a snail who wanted to race and now it’s the
turn of Planes to race – new ideas seem to be getting more and more scarce in Hollywood. Having said
that, this Disney Pixar venture offers some decent entertainment despite of
treading on familiar lines, thanks to the characters and some smart lines.
As far as
the story is concerned I have more or less given up expecting anything novel in
animation films. It is usually the underdog story who has to fight against a
legendary champion (who also happens to be the ‘bad guy’), the underdog will
also have a fear to overcome, he will also have a friend with whom at some
stage there will be a misunderstanding but in the end all will be well.
That pretty
much sums up most of these theme based animation films released in the last
couple of years. In between all that, there will be lessons on friendship,
sacrifice and that’s always a good thing for kids to watch.
Planes is
about a, well plan, his name is Dusty (voice of Dane Cook), crop duster who
wants to fly fast (he cant fly high because he is afraid of heights) to compete
in a around-the-world contest. No one expects much from him to but he makes it in the
qualifying race, his friends cheer him and he gets a chance to participate in
the race. His competitions include a Brit, Mexican, Canadian and Indian (voice
of Priyanka Chopra). They fly all over the world from one country to another,
including over the Taj Mahal (with A.R. Rahman playing on the soundtrack).
The finale
is a close one but the end result is as predictable as the fate of the Rupee
these days.
Apart from
the vibrancy of the colors and high quality animation, there are enough
references and lines to keep the adults interested. With kids, as we know, anything that's animated is fine by them.
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