The Angry Birds Movie review

Photo courtesy of Columbia Pictures

The trending mobile game app blasts out of the mobile gadgets and slingshots to the big screen. The Angry Birds is now entering the movie entertainment. From Sony Pictures Animation, the same studio that brought the Smurfs to life.

At first, I thought it was a show off that Sony got rights to produce a movie adaptation of a mobile game app which is happening for the first time. Rovio Entertainment gave permission to Sony not just to use the characters but gave a new look for the movies.

I also thought how they can create a story when it was already too simple that even a kid can understand. How will they expand it in a full-length animation feature? But for my surprise it turned out well. Not only that they cast biggest names in comedy movies but also they expanded more on the story.

The Angry Birds Movie made a theme was anyone can relate. A local black sheep character in an island that no one wanted. I can relate much because I am also a black sheep. Just like in the movie, a black sheep like me also has a small group of friends. This way, it will only be exclusive to the circle of friends that can free to talk.

For the likeness of the characters, they made it more human-like than their rounded versions in the game which is more appropriate for the movie. The target of the audience is for all ages especially for those who already played the game. The Angry Birds players will love to see their favourite birds in a wider screen than their tablets.

The Angry Birds Movie opens in Philippine cinemas on May 11 and distributed and released by Columbia Pictures. For more reviews, follow this blog and like L.E.N.S. blogs on Facebook.