A take on the story of Noah's Ark that seems less taken from the biblical text than picture book paraphrases of said text. It takes an Ice Age-esque premise of throwing cartoon animals into an apocalyptic scenario with some slapstick along the way as well as some modernizing humour not dissimilar from the sort seen in The Flintstones and perhaps more appropriately in Veggie Tales - there are no Ninevites slapping each other with fish but the ark does employ a lion as it's captain (humans are mentioned but remain offscreen) and a monkey as a butler (one of the highlights). It's no more offensive than the already inoffensive interpretation seen in Noah (2014) and can serve as a diversion for kiddywinks while preparing Sunday dinner. They might well be amused or weirded out by the surreal sight of an unconscious lion being strung up and used as a puppet as well as a slug-like monster with a big gaping mouth who at first appears to be a talking hill.
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Sunday, 3 May 2015
Film: Two By Two (2014)
A take on the story of Noah's Ark that seems less taken from the biblical text than picture book paraphrases of said text. It takes an Ice Age-esque premise of throwing cartoon animals into an apocalyptic scenario with some slapstick along the way as well as some modernizing humour not dissimilar from the sort seen in The Flintstones and perhaps more appropriately in Veggie Tales - there are no Ninevites slapping each other with fish but the ark does employ a lion as it's captain (humans are mentioned but remain offscreen) and a monkey as a butler (one of the highlights). It's no more offensive than the already inoffensive interpretation seen in Noah (2014) and can serve as a diversion for kiddywinks while preparing Sunday dinner. They might well be amused or weirded out by the surreal sight of an unconscious lion being strung up and used as a puppet as well as a slug-like monster with a big gaping mouth who at first appears to be a talking hill.
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