

And yet, as a passive viewer I still got an idea for how it could have been made to work. Of course, if such a message did not make it into the final movie, then it is possible that the earlier attempt failed, or just would not fit within the framework they had. I even saw traces of an attempt left in the movie, as if an earlier draft of the screenplay had made such an attempt. In a world where The Lego Movie exists, it is all too easy to demand that animated films-even ones built on the most seemingly shallow of premises-contain a hidden philosophical depth that leaves the audience in awe when the curtain is drawn back and the magic trick is finished.īut I know Captain Underpants could have done it. It should come as no surprise that the answer, naturally, is Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie. Horne is talking about? In the entire Netflix library, what film has the sophistication to be so close to the cusp of greatness and almost transformative to society at large." Now, I know what you're asking yourself: "What movie could possibly have the kind of potential Mr. The movie I'm reviewing today perhaps wisely chose to keep itself from pursuing transcendence, but in doing so missed an opportunity that could have been revolutionary. Unfortunately, the good can also be the enemy of the best. It is said that the perfect is often the enemy of the good.
