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Norm Of The North Movie Review

Name: Norm Of The North Movie Review
Item: Norm Of The North
Rating: 2
Author: Lalitha Mallikeswaran

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Review for the film " Norm Of The North"

Streaming On: Netflix

Runtime: 1 Hour 30 minutes

Certificate: UA

Released: 18-03-2016

Genre: Adventure, Animation, Comedy

Similar To: The Wild Robot, The Lord Of The Rings-The War Of The Rohirrim, Write When You Get Work, Zombieland 2

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CAST & CREW

Bill Nighy

Heather Graham

Ken Jeong

Loretta Devine

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Writer:

Daniel Altiere

Steven Altiere

Director:

Trevor Wall

Voice-Over Artist:

Rob Schneider

Heather Graham

Ken Jeong

Bill Nighy

Colm Meaney

Loretta Devine

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Nowadays the animation movies have some message or the other to convey. Well, let’s see what message does Norm of the North has to convey. And let’s also find out whether the execution is done well.

Plot

Norm, the polar bear, is a goodie-goodie bear. He has the capability to speak with human beings. The other person who shares his prowess is his own grandfather who is being held by a business tycoon Greene. Norm is being estranged from his friends for not being someone similar to them.

Norm goes to New York Click to look into! >> Read More... and develops a good rapport with Vera and Olympia, who share the bond of mother and daughter. He learns from Vera that Mr. Greene will make use of his homeland Arctic for bringing up a residential complex.

Norm, who is visibly shocked by this, heads to Manhattan in a ship along with three lemmings. His prudent mentor Socrates also helps him.

How is this peculiar polar bear treated in Manhattan? Does Norm emerge a winner in smashing the plans of Greene, with the help of Vera, Olympia, and not to miss his prudent mentor, Socrates? Watch the movie to know.

Star Performances

The voice-overs are not up to the mark. But more than the actors who have lent their voice the blame should be on the loud animation style.

Analysis

Trevor Wall, the director of Norm of the North, has tried to convey a message on environmentalism. This is something commendable. However, the makers have taken the kids for granted and felt that they could satisfy these little ones with cuteness, wacky gimmicks, and dancing. But I am sure the kids of nowadays want something more.

What’s there?

The issue taken up is relevant to the contemporary world.
The initial scenes are quite entertaining.
The lemmings look attractive.

What’s not there?

The CGI effects are not up to the standard.
The cinematography, most of the times, fails to leave you spell-bound.
The structure of the animal characters is not done in a convincing manner. This doesn’t mean that the humans are well-designed. They also give an impression of watching a cartoon.
The movie is inspired by some animated movies including the Lion King.

Verdict

The intention of the movie is definitely good, but the result is not convincing.

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