Epic
2013
***
Director: Chris Wedge
Cast: Colin Farrell, Josh Hutcherson, Amanda Seyfried, Christoph Waltz, Aziz Ansari, Chris O'Dowd, Pitbull, Jason Sudeikis, Steven Tyler, Beyoncé Knowles
M.K. moves in with her father, a scientist who is convinced that tiny people run the ecosystem. M.K. think her father has gone mad until she is magically transported to the hidden world of Leafmen and Boggans, whose ongoing battle decides the future of the forest. Chris Wedge's first computer animation since Robots tells an enjoyable, ecological fantasy story for children who are too old to watch the movies that influenced it, namely Avatar and The Lord of the Rings. The film doesn't break new ground, but it is visually striking and it has well-drawn characters. Loosely based on William Joyce's book The Leaf Men and the Brave Good Bugs.
