The Good Dinosaur (Animated)

The Good Dinosaur Review (Animated Film)

This weekend I babysat my cousin, Jorja, and suggested that we watch a movie (so that I had one to review).  The Good Dinosaur was her pick and I have learned not to argue with a 5-year-old queen.  Since it is a Disney animated film, I knew this movie would at least be cute by default but was not sure as to how interesting the story would be.  Arlo, the youngest and smallest of three dinosaur siblings, gets washed far away downstream by the river in the midst of a bad rainstorm.  He feels that all hope is lost until he meets Spot, a neanderthal boy who can help Arlo return home to his family.  Arlo helps spot by helping him reach certain foods and offering protection in some cases.  Spot helps Arlo by navigating the land and offering companionship.  I was a little bored with this film throughout the beginning when Arlo's parents are tending to their farm and are later teaching their little dinosaurs how to work and "make their mark." This film had very good animations as a 2015 animated feature overall.  Apparently it is a sad movie as well, I looked over to find my freshman sister crying more than once.  It is a very cute film as anticipated, and another creatively genius kid's movie by Disney.  7/10.