Migration Review : Predictable, But A Birdie-Fied Entertainer With Amazing 3D Effects

Migration Review: French film-maker Benjamin Renner brings animated adventure comedy Migration with Illumination. The new-age animated feature films are trying new ways of creating visual content but are falling short with the script writing. Disney wasn't just lucky but smarter than anyone to make all those classics way ahead of time. Then came Pixar's era, when he thought that some brainstorming with an emotional quotient wouldn't harm anyone. Then there was Illumination, standing on its own with its good-looking content, but just like the other two, even this one is seeing a fall in the writing aspect. Migration has some amazing 3D effects and colourful spectacle that are worth every penny of your ticket purchase, but at the same time, it offers nothing new but old cliches with its storyline. But if you are thinking of taking kids for entertainment, then I don't think they would mind much about the predictable plot. The Rio lovers can find a typical entertainer with some breathtaking effects.Migration begins in a New England forest with a family of mallards consisting of an anxious father, Mack (Kumail Nanjiani), an adventurous mother, Pam (Elizabeth Banks), a restless son, Dax (Caspar Jennings), and an innocent daughter, Gwen (Tresi Gazal). Pam's adventurous nature makes it unpleasant for her to live in the pond, while Mack is against leaving the place. One day, the family meets a flock of migrating ducks who are en route south to Jamaica, which Pam, Dax, and Gwen find interesting, but Mack has no such interest. Pam asks Mack to open his eyes and see the world outside him, and they are off on a trip. After taking shelter at a shack during the rainstorm, the family arrives in New York to find a civilised city far different from their forest life. Uncle Dan is attacked by a group of pigeons over a bite of a sandwich. The leader of the gang, Chump (Awkwafina), is persuaded by Pam, who offers to help them find a route to Jamaica. The family is taken to Delroy, who is from Jamaica but is caged by his owner, a cruel chef. The key to Jamaica is difficult to get, but the Birdie family had to find their way against all odds.Mike White Benjamin Renner's story takes off on a good note, without any turbulence. However, the ride gets too corny and predictable by the end, especially the last 15 minutes. If you remember Toy Story 3's second half, the pink bear, and his happy home stuff, then you'll feel like revisiting the same zone again. There are so many scenes like these that you have seen in many movies. In the first half, Migration will take you on a fun ride and never give you a moment to take your eyes off. It's exhilarating, it's funny, it's visually appealing, and it's something really catchy. But the second half is full of old-school drama. The same family drama, the same escape, the same happy ending, and all. Seriously, it's too predictable and easy for the 2023 standard. The film lacks brainstorming and creativity on the writing front, and that's the biggest shortcoming.

Talking about the voice cast, it's just superb. Kumail Nanjiani, Caspar Jennings, Trecy Gazal, Elizabeth Banks, Keegan-Michael Key, Awkwafina, Danny DeVito, Carol Kane, David Mitchell, and Isabela Merced's voiceovers suit the characters and the humour they intend to create. Animation movies are not about acting, but there is something called verbal expression, which had to be done right. Migration has perfect motion in that field.Coming back to visual effects, Migration is a big-screen spectacle that can't be missed. Watching this movie on the small screen will harm your giving experience, but what you get on the big screen will just escalate your viewing desire. Additionally, the 3D effects will just blow you away. The technical team behind animation and 3D work has done an amazing job. The cinematography, background score, and production design worked fine. Christian Gazal edited an 83-minute film (including credits), which has no yawning moments. The film provides too much on the big-screen appeal but falters at the theoretical appeal. Some films are so focused on the presentation and VFX that they forget to take care of the script. Migration is one such example. No matter how beautiful it looks on the screen, how entertaining it is, or how visually splendid it is, mediocre writing will limit it to a certain point. It's just a matter of your taste. Benjamin Renner has done a fine job as a director, but his story and screenplay were not up to par. Nevertheless, Migration is a blockbuster watch if you don't care about a predictable and dated plot.