Onward- Movie Review

Onward 2020

Onward is an adventure animation movie which tells us the story of two elf brothers different from each other’s but same from the heart. It had been a while when voiceovers and animation of animated movie had impressed me and this movie certainly makes me happy in both the departments.

Ian and Barley Lightfoot are two elf brothers who live in a world driven by technology where magic is long lost and technology has taken over. One day they discover their deceased father’s letter and find out that they could bring him back to life to spend a day with him. But due to some difficulty they could only complete half the spell because their talisman broke so their father appears only from torso till foot, missing the upper body. So in order to complete the spell and to find the missing talisman they both embark on a journey to amend the spell and meet their father. As the journey progresses they both also revisits their roots into magic and find out their long lost power of magic inside them.

Onward really beautifully brushes the brother relationship which will surely pull your heart strings. The moments and the bond they share with each other is shown in a heartfelt manner. Even being distant in behavior and mannerism they are both the same deep inside. Tom Holland and Chris Pratt deliver some solid vocal performances as the brothers as their chemistry is impeccable. Also the animators need a round of applause for the kind of detailing they put into creating the scenes and the facial expressions. However Onward uses the formulaic aspects of Pixar moviemaking and might lack a bit of a freshness, the last Pixar movie that I found solid in term of content and freshness was COCO which really tugged my emotional nerve. Onward is a great watch if you like fictional characters like dragon, elf, wizard, ogres, spells and magic. Overall nice watch.

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