Bee Movie
This isn't a GoodFella. This is a BadFella!
Part 1: <PERSON>
It's no coincidence that DreamWorks' first animated film they released starred <PERSON>. And the best way to describe Bee Movie is a <PERSON> movie not starring <PERSON>. But in 2007, <PERSON> was a man in his 70s. To a dude like <PERSON>, even he's too old to headline a non-Aardman film. So pick the next best thing: <PERSON>. <PERSON> may be a movie star/director, but <PERSON> had a big TV show and isn't that the hot thing? It gets better. A movie about a bee suing the human race sounds like a <PERSON> script right there.
Part 2: <PERSON> New York Groove
Seinfeld was the big show in the 90s, right behind the <PERSON> White House. <PERSON> was another 90s institution, hell-bent on seizing power. Since Antz, most if not all DreamWorks films come off like <PERSON> bringing New York to Middle America. The problem is, <PERSON> is an elite New Yorker. <PERSON> doesn't come off like a man with real grievances. He comes off like a man who donates to left-leaning and special interest groups because he does. Now I think he's a few steps above <PERSON> until further notice. But that doesn't say much.
Part 3: Politically Incorrect <PERSON>?
But jovially leftist executives are one thing. Their movies are another. 711
Bee Movie is one of, if not the edgiest DreamWorks film. Shrek never had suicide pact jokes. The Prince of Egypt didn't deal in drag queen quips. Bee Movie is enjoyably politically incorrect to a certain degree. When's the last time I've heard an antagonist promote global warming? And the court's decision to shut down honey production actually has ramifications. And not just the ATF gaining a letter. <PERSON>'s "smoking gun" stunt triggers a dramatic potential famine. And simply returning to honey production is what the world needs.
Part 4: Epilogue
Bee Movie is a weird film, but one thing I like about it is that it's not ashamed of itself, even when it easily could be. Is it inappropriate? To a degree. There are limits to being as edgy as possible. And <PERSON> strikes me as a man who doesn't care who he's being edgy to. He doesn't know his audience. Bee Movie is a film I'm conflicted on. It's a demonstration of DreamWorks' best and worst tendencies. Now which tendencies will entirely depend on the viewer. But in terms of standard DreamWorks, Bee Movie is not that bad. 711