After descending Mt. Everest in 1953, Sir Edmund Hillary received worldwide acclaim as the first westerner to reach the top — and also snickers for alleging to spot yeti footprints and hair in the …
,” a serviceable cartoon about aged ice-pick-brandishing explorer Burnish determined to catch and display the mythical creature for no better reason than to silence the jeers.gently alights on the fragile male ego.
The adventure is all part of quest by three youngsters — Yi , Peng and Jin’s — to escort the preteen yeti they’ve dubbed Everest back to the peak that shares his name. The journey is wondrous for the characters, less compelling for the audience, who take several mental detours when the film calls back other kids’ movies people would probably rather be watching, including a scene with giant blueberries straight out of Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory.At least the film begins with a bold p.o.v.
The figures are pleasantly distorted in defiance of the trend toward naturalism. Yi has eyes like teacups and ankles like Clydesdales. And at least Culton grants herSnowman the power to control nature, like a steroidal E.T. Once he closes his eyes, hums, and glows mint green, he can even make the earth ripple — a travel tip the gang uses less often than it should in its escape from Dr. Zara and Burnish, the type of naturalist who’d capture a rare snake and imagine it as a belt.
“Abominable” has a checklist of moral lessons it aims to impart: love your family, take fewer selfies and play the violin . In the film’s most moving scene, Yi plays a solo so powerful it summons rain, flowers, and the Coldplay hit “Fix You.” It’s a fascinating musical mashup that starts with a Christian-style organ playing over the image of a famous Buddhist religious site that gives way to a pop mega-hit. For an aspiring blockbuster, that culture clash is the cash-grab holy trinity.
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