The Wild Robot Review by Riley Barn

When a Rozzum robot unit 7134 (Or Roz) is shipwrecked on an island she struggles to find a purpose. A robot which needs a job will seek one out and Roz eventually finds one. The care of a small baby Goose. Now Roz must go through the trial and error ways to become a mother but, will along the way, be forced to connect with the island she once wished to leave.

I thought this movie would be “Meh”. Like, very meh. The animation looked good and the trailer was great but I wasn't overly hyped about this. Which made the film 10x better! The Wild Robot is frankly the best movie I've seen this year, miles better than Inside Out 2, much better than Despicable Me 3, and arguably better than Dune: Part Two! It is now safely in my top 3 animated films and with its warm and wholesome feelings and very niche story it doesn't surprise me that I enjoyed it! If you like classics like The Iron Giant or Wall-E then this is a must watch.

Now, the Main characters are a Baymax-esque robot, a sassy, unsurprisingly murderous fox, and an adorable goose, what's not to love! I am not over egging it to say that when the goose was first introduced my heart practically skipped a beat. This thing was adorable. The Paint stroke artstyle allowed for an intense amount of character and environment expression. For example, as the film progresses you see the change in Roz’s appearance gouging from a clean and “perfect” robot to a practical wild creature covered in moss and scratches, with a level of detail that most wouldn't pick up. 

The story honestly breaks my heart. But in a good way? It's so reminiscent of what an actual parent would go through so it touches a part of the adult but also makes a child think about how hard it would be to raise something with nobody to tell you how. The whole premise of the film is the idea of making and caring for a family. The robot has to deny its programing to attempt to take care of the baby goose and in doing so, ascends to a higher plane of knowledge, and emotion.

All in all I genuinely believe everyone needs to watch this film to give them a new sense of what it means to have a family. One last warning however, Tissues Advised.