I most agree with queen_of_painting, and then some more. Bolt blew out of all expectations. It was nothing compared to Meet The Robinsons’ passive pace, or Chicken Little’s cheesy nature. It kinda reminded me of another Disney’s better production, The Fox And The Hound, which coursed throughout the hour and a half calmly but had a good, comfortable, non-threatening feel to it. That was how I felt after the dramatic beginning came to a stop. The start of the feature was brilliantly done - I thought I was watching The Dark Knight.
Oh, and the Super Bark was all I was waiting for. One paw placed up front, the other tugged behind, and ‘woof!’ A surge of tremor surge through the floor and a grey wave of smoke washes the villains away. Beautiful.
I really love the way they played out the relationship of Penny and Bolt. Add that with Miley’s self-made song, it would have been one of the most heartwarming pictures I have seen in the 21st century.
The diamond of the placid pool was actually the ending. The ‘death scene’ was portrayed quite well, much better than WALL•E’s short memory loss, I am afraid to say. Sorry, WALL•E fans. ^_^"
For that brief moment of half a minute, I was fearful for the young child’s life. They made it so surreal that it made me believe Penny had her final breath drawn, and being human, it was naturally easier to relate when compared to a metallic robot we are to imagine the existence of its feelings on.
And then, they had to over-advertise their surpassing animation partner. I really like the interactions made between Mittens and Bolt, too, but it bore too much resemblance to another touching film we know and love, gentlemen. That which I am referring to is Toy Story 2’s Jessie and Woody’s romantic pairing. Disney would had done a great job copying that, I felt something when I watched that, but they did not really stress the emotions enough to give me a reason to watch the couple. Thus, the whole scene turns into a fiasco, causing its downfall.
However, if the creators of Bolt and WALL•E had worked together, or at least, combined the two key elements which led to each’s good points, both movies would have been great,with the latter being the perfect film. EVE’s body movements would had been more convincing than Bolt’s compelling loyalty as he laid by the side of not his master, not his ‘person,’ but his friend. Bolt (the film)'s lines would had made more sense, giving the audience a more relatable reason as to why they are there, and not just the lines, the side characters would had been less annoying. I had no idea why the pigeons were put there. They entertained my funny bone for a moment, but that was it.
Basically, John Travolta picked the wrong film to voice in when he wanted to be cast in a Disney classic. Ironic - I had wanted to say something contrary to this before. But, I gratefully appreciate his contribution, because the song composition, the final scene, and the action sequences at the start were all excellently done, and I would not want them any other manner.
Good job, Disney, not bad at all.