Back To The Outback || Are Wild Creatures Really Not Monsters?

Are wild animals really trying to tell humans that they(the animals) aren't dangerous? Could it be true that while we run away from these creatures and it seems like they're chasing us all they're trying to do is be friends?

Anyways, what does one have against fantasy? I have nothing except for the sake of younger viewers who would see a fantasy film and think that everything in it is true or want to live in that illusion. Apart from that, it's all fun and very entertaining.

Let me let you in on this fantastic adventure, humor filled animation I saw yesterday on Netflix.

Teaser

Chaz Hunt, is a zoo keeper who has many animals locked up in a cage for the purpose of showcasing them to the public. He showcases these animals as deadly, poisonous and very scary. Maddie, the snake, appears at the show regularly but is feared because of her scary fangs. She makes children cry and when tagged a monster, she weeps and wishes to not be seen as one. All she needed was to be admired and loved like the humans did the Koala called Pretty Boy.

One day, during one of the shows, Chaz's son Chazzie falls into a moat and Jackie, the motherly figure of Maddie and her three best friends tries to save him, but is mistaken for trying to eat him by Chaz and his staff. They lock her up in a cage and remove her from the zoo. This makes Maddie and her friends sad. They plan an escape to go back to the outback where they have families who love and don't see them as monsters.

They face difficulty on the way but with the help of the Ugly Secret Society (USS) headed by Jackie, the crocodile, they are able to find their way home and in the end, Chaz and his son, Chazzie learns that the animals weren't monsters as tagged in the shows but heroes who just wanted to be loved.

This movie was directed by Clare Knight and Harry Cripps.

My review

They did a good job trying to brainwash me into believing that koala's were cuddly animals and pretty to have as a pet until I had to do my research. I was disappointed actually because the portrayal of Pretty Boy in the film seemed too real and I could hear the inner child in me screaming "I want a koala for a pet" until Google slapped the thought out of my head with the information that koala's could get extremely violent even though they sleep 22 hours through the day. Koala's are strictly wild animals.

I screamed "mess up, mess up" till I had to go with reality. Fantasy films are good brainwashing tools that make me want to escape reality. After watching this film, I craved a world where a snake like Maddie, an inland taipan could be so friendly and tell me she's not a monster. Hahaha.

There were other lovely creatures like the spider, marbled scorpion, and something that looked like a thorny devil. I have never seen such a creature anywhere; not in books, or zoos but I saw it in this fantastic movie. It was cool with great humor and escape instincts.

Speaking of humor, this film will get you rolling. The part with the Koala is fun, his celebrity vibe and conceitedness made it even more exciting.

One criticism that spun out of the film, in my view, is when Maddie and her best friends escape the zoo and see the stars in the night sky, they wonder what the stars are and one of them says the stars are dandruffs that fell from human heads and floated to the sky. It was funny to hear but I felt that maybe in the end they'd know the real name of what they called dandruffs. The movie came to a close without this error being fixed. I call it an error because if a kid who hasn't started school watches this, he or she can be made to believe that the glowy things in the night sky are dandruffs instead of stars and they could argue it with everything in them because of how captivating the information seems in the film.

Apart from this little error, I think the film deserves a good 8/10. It is engaging, colorful, adventurous, humorous and makes a good fantasy. I solely recommend it but please, if watching with a child, do well to correct that the glowy things in the sky are stars not dandruffs. Hehehehe.

With love. Teknon ✨

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