The Voice of Joy is amazing.
Bringing the concept of "suitable for the whole family" to the fullest, "The Voice of Joy" assembles a scary dubbing lineup, but sings a saliva song that is too old to be good at ballet, so that the audience can relax and enjoy it, and once it goes out of the cinema, it is its responsibility to forget the entertainment of the whole thing. In terms of its (very low-standard) intentions, it is a good performance, but whether it is enough for modern audiences is probably debatable.
Seth McFarlane voiced by Mouse.
Compared with "Zootopia", which integrated the issue of discrimination into the framework of film noir such as "Chinatown" in early 2016, or "Where Did Dolly Go", which has always produced a high standard and vaguely cared about mental problems and dementia in laughter, today, when animation begins to pursue more refined, delicate, bold and deeper narratives, "Happy Voice", which is also dominated by a group of animals, is the opposite, and in the storyline of the singing talent show, it focuses on a familiar variation of "chasing dreams" and "overcoming fear".
Of course, whether the proposition is fresh or not is not entirely the point, and whether the interpretation is excellent is equally important. But even in this regard, the film chooses to use the safest and most bland visual laughter as the main axis, lacks any comedic elements rooted in the characters (or the characteristics of the animal itself), all conflicts and difficulties are resolved in the most logical way, and the animation is only smooth and does not have much prominence. In the end, there are only a few comfortable melodies left, a visual impact that makes people laugh uncontrollably (going to the self-service car wash in a short time after watching this film should collapse), and the farts that one or two characters put on the stage.
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Since the film can only be said to be in terms of narrative or execution at best, the voice cast has become the biggest feature of the film, and it is also a small number of parts that have the value of spending money. Matthew McConaughey's voice is still consistently warm, magnetic and a little recognizable, and the housewife of Reese Withers and the shy teenager of Talon Egerton also try to make a difference in the very least amount of space to play.
Scarlett Johansson and singer-songwriter Torrey Kelly sang pleasantly but lacked sensitivity, but if they didn't sing, they would lose to director Garth Jennings's own confused lizard. However, compared with the dubbing career of other stars, Seth McFarland, the director of "Teddy Bear", who has long been familiar with animation, is obviously superior, interpreting the mouse Mike who takes the Francon sinatra route vividly, singing, and fully showing his love for old Hollywood song and dance films, although the smallest, but it is the most existential and vital character in the whole film.
However, in the end, the lighting entertainment that produced this film (also the production company of the "Minion" series) has never won with originality or completion, and the focus is still on creating a family comedy that makes people easy and unburdened when watching at a relatively low cost, and making a fortune happily. Compared to the cost of "Where Did Dolly Go" up to $200 million, or the 150 million of "Zootopia", "The Voice of Joy" only costs a "mere" of 75 million, and the result is also the usual route and level of lighting entertainment. Perhaps for film critics who always pose high, such works always have a feeling of hatred for iron and steel, but for parents who only want to take a group of children to watch movies and empty, maybe this is very enough.