Bee Movie
Michelle
Simmons, Franchise Owner, H&R Block,
November
3, 2007
Doesn’t
everyone wonder at some time in their life what they want to be when
they grow up? Many
adults still ask this question!
Barry Benson, the “star” of
Bee Movie, voiced by Jerry
Seinfeld, is on the brink of this decision.
He and his friend Adam (Matthew Broderick) seem destined to
work away their lives in Honex, a honey factory.
Barry, however, has other dreams.
After
deciding to leave the hive with the pollen jocks of the hive, Barry
breaks the “bee” rule and speaks to a human, Vanessa Bloome, voiced
by Renee Zellweger.
Barry and Vanessa become great friends.
On one of their adventures, Barry learns a disturbing fact
about humans…they like honey and they steal it from bees!
Barry
decides to sue humans, specifically three honey producers.
The story ends with some valuable lessons learned.
The
entertainment factor of Bee
Movie is mixed.
Jerry Seinfeld as Barry is humorous, however at times his commentary
seems to drag on. Some
of the scenes lack character interaction.
Some of the humor may be less than appropriate for young
children, even though the movie seems geared toward them.
Even so, the children and adults in the theatre seemed to
enjoy the humor.
There are
both positive and negative aspects of
Bee Movie.
On the positive side, the movie demonstrates how support from
others is very important.
The benefits of teamwork are also exhibited.
The movie also demonstrates
that if you believe you can do something and give it your all, it
can be accomplished.
Some negative aspect are lying and Vanessa dying in a plane crash in
one of Barry’s dream.
The implication that Barry the bee and Vanessa the human had an
intimate relationship was a positive aspect for me.
In
conclusion, Bee Movie is a
family oriented film that does have a few non-family moments.
The actors do a great job and the animation was very
enjoyable. Even though
the characters may not become as admired as Shrek and Donkey, I
would recommend Bee Movie.
I would also recommend seeing any movie at Bones Theatre! The theatre is always clean, concessions are not overpriced, and the staff is friendly and helpful. In fact, one staff member helped carry our concessions to our seats!