The movie premiered in 2007 and is the 47th film on this journey. It tells the story of a creative, inventive orphan named Lewis whose science fair project is stolen by the villainous Bowler Hat Guy. It turns out Bowler Hat Guy is from the future and soon Lewis is on a crazy adventure in a time machine with his new friend: Wilbur Robinson.
The highlight and focus of the film is meeting the Robinsons (as the title implies). Wilbur belongs to a large, loving, eclectic family of Robinsons including:
- a mom who teaches frogs to sing
- a grandpa who constantly loses his teeth
- a superhero-esque, intergalactic pizza delivery man (with requisite rocket ship)
- a butler who also happens to be an octopus
- and Carl the robot
Meet the Robinsons was a fun trip, though not terribly deep or broad in its artistic merits or plot lines. I certainly applaud the film's core message about the importance of family. It's a theme Disney does very well. The film also includes some well-delivered plot twists. I don't want to give too much away, so I think I'll leave it at that.
In closing this post, I'll leave you with the same words from Walt at the film's end:
Coming Up Next: Bolt
"Around here, however, we don't look backwards for very long. We keep moving forward, opening up new doors and doing new things, because we're curious... and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths."
Coming Up Next: Bolt
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