Epic (2013)

A different way of telling a story

Blending excellent reporting and strong storytelling, this is a disturbing film truly stranger than fiction

This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

Really? You choose to name your film 'Epic'? That's like naming a film 'Colourful' and it turns out to be black and white, you just know you are never going to reach those expectations. Maybe it's an acronym? Extremely Playful Insects Cuddle. I don't know. Anyway, not a bad animation at all. A daughter visits her father who is obsessed with the concept that there are small living creatures residing in the nearby forest. She magically shrinks and is caught in the midst of a woodland war. Blue Sky Studios have crafted another gorgeous animation. The photorealism in both the character models and natural environment evoke a sense of fantastical awe, conjuring a new world on a minuscule scale. The vibrant colours are used to create a symphony of blooming flowers, picturesque skies and even ominous dead trees. The story is simple, leafmen must defend a bud which will soon bloom to be the life of the forest from an army of bugs that use decomposed skeletons as armour. Too simple perhaps? Yes, but incredibly accessible for younger audiences. There are some father and daughter relationship issues that are aimed towards the more mature viewers, so there are some aspects for everyone. The villain, Mandrake, was far too one-dimensional and had as much depth as a pond. The voice acting was serviceable, although Farrell, Beyoncé and Pitbull seemed to be out of place. Really was expecting "Mr. Worldwide" in the script. Speaking of, the screenplay is lacklustre with no memorability to it whatsoever. The character development is limited, as director Wedge purely focuses on world building and action sequences. Also, they just had to include an annoying musical number didn't they...urghhh. So yes, Epic isn't epic. However the aerial battles, stunning animation and rapid pacing heightens the entertainment, making it ever so watchable. Oh and surprisingly, I didn't hate the snail and slug characters...which is a first!

OK,Story is not as great as Pixar movies but beautiful (See for yourself) animation compensates for it .....I m writing this short review becuse it has 6.6 rating which is very less compared to some worse disney movies which r rated more than 7 & dont deserve

Being a minority, I actually read The Leaf Men and the Brave Good Bugs (great book by the way), and when I saw this movie I felt disappointed. Again the minority, but I am the only one disapproving this movie for what it did to its source material. It paid no homeage to William Joyce, and didn't even end with a spider queen end credits scene like I expected it to halfway through the movie. Now about the movie. Getting nothing but the leaf men from the book, and turning them into a community of forest police, this movie felt bland. Things like mkay's dead mom and rembembering her again and again, and her bonding with nod about his dead parent. Why the hell do we need to know that?! Nod feels extremely unnecessary as ronin could have easily covered for him. Along with the Jar Jar Binks slug characters, unnecessary notions to characters we need to know nothing about, and sad fails at humor all this movie has is decent animation. This movie strays so far from the plot while already being in it, it is frustrating. You know this movie is trying to get you to like it with celebrity voice actors playing tiny parts,potty humor, and relateable characters and stories. The only reason I give this movie a 4 instead of 1 is because the "other dimension" thing with the bugs and forest life is clever, along with other tie-ins through small characters. I highly suggest you don't watch this movie unless you have a 3 year old who this movie is trying to impress.

I thought this had the best animation rendering I have seen and I have seen them all. There were great camera shots, coloring, lighting, and illustrations. I was in awe. The story was wonderful as well with a lot of action, interesting creatures and alive plants in this unique world. I liked the main characters as well. I would have liked more character development on the young male but in animation, there usually isn't that much character arc and the conflicts are not like regular films. I was shocked this didn't get nominated for the Oscars because I thought it would win. This was a lot better than many of the ones that were nominated. People should enjoy the ride to this fantastical world.