Dreamworks' Home (2015) Quick Review/Commentary/First Impressions

You know, I’m starting to not like going to the movie theatres. What I did like, ironically, was this movie. So, Dreamworks’ Home, based on Adam Rex’s The True Meaning of Smekday, follows a group of aliens named The Boovs as they try to find a new home to colonize, Earth. However, an outcast Boov named Oh, played by Jim Parsons, accidently attracts their enemy, Gorg. While trying to fix his mistake, Oh unexpectedly meets a human girl named Tip, played by Rihanna, who is on a quest to find their mother, and so these two unlikely heroes set off on an adventure together. Now, I had pretty mediocre expectations coming in this movie from the trailers, but it just surprised me. What I liked the most in this movie were probably the aliens. They would probably be in the dictionary next to “irony”. In fact, they probably represent what everyone acts like these days: unwilling to change, always running away and almost never trying something new. I somehow can relate to their philosophy, and I know it’s pretty flawed. But I don’t think they had enough development as to how it was flawed. They probably should have explained a bit more throughout the runtime, but it’s a minor setback. Also liked their customs, though in a really weird way. Now that I think about it, almost everyone in the movie acts this way, Tip, Captain Smek, everyone. Almost everyone. And this movie is just one good conundrum because from that observation, it teaches a moral really well: that you sometimes can learn interesting things if you took risks and not just run away. That message will stick with you when you grow up, guaranteed. As with most kid’s movies, they like to try out new jokes and one-liners. Some worked really well, and some don’t. I especially loved the flashbacks, which, for some reason, I thought were extremely funny if you pondered them. The music was from meh to good, not awesome, but not terrible. There was still some underdevelopment with Tip’s past experiences, but I still got to love the characters. The plot is pretty down to earth though, I’ll admit that some parts were pretty awkward, but it sort of works as you’re trying out new things throughout the movie, am I right? And so, this movie will make you have a good time, no alcohol required. Just make sure you watch it together as a family, because it feels like a family movie. So what did you guys think of the movie? Comment below, let me know.

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