‘Ruby, Adventures of a Teenage Kraken’ by Kirk DeMicco and Faryn Pearl: scary puberty

“The Adventures of Ruby, a Teenage Kraken”

directors Kirk DeMicco and Faryn Pearl

Year: 2023

Release date: 30 June 2023

★★★

Dreamworks’ new film isn’t, of course, the first animated film to attempt to identify the public with a monster, or to use that monstrosity and the strange powers derived from it as a metaphor for the monster. concerns arising from puberty; and these are indeed just a few of the similarities with the latest ‘Red’ (2022), as evidenced by this fantasy about a girl who not only discovers contact with the world while trying to overcome the challenges high school has imposed on her. The sea water transforms him into the giant tentacled creature named, but at the same time he heir to the throne The story of an underwater kingdom threatened by unexpected enemies.

Given all the attention the movie pays to the supernatural aspects of this premise—to the detriment of the narrative element that makes it more interesting, the fears and misunderstandings of adolescence—it’s remarkable that it really seizes the opportunity to use them. subverting the popular belief that kraken is an evil being and mermaids are all purity and goodness and do not give real life to the world they have built underwater. Also, directors Kirk DeMicco and Faryn Pearl they try to fill the footage with excessive plot and plot, and this not only undermines character development but also brings it to an overly hasty climax. As a counterpart yes, ‘Ruby’ has some crazy-ass ‘Looney Tunes’-like demeanor at times, a handful of stunning visual effects and a blunt matriarchal celebration.

Source: Informacion

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