The plot of the film is confusing, and the expressions of the animal simulation characters are still very strange, and the film results presented can be called a disaster. Due to the poor response of the test screening, the film has undergone several reshoots and post-productions. The finished product, which was postponed for one year, feels like a semi-finished product. The film uses the narrative method of a story book to restrict the motivation of the character and the development of the character. Robert John Downey Jr. lowers the tone of speech to increase the sense of distance. There are many gorgeous and exquisite scenes in the film, but the plot is as expected, there is not much new idea, the transfer between paragraphs is not clear, and I skip to the next paragraph when I am confused. As the 2019 "Real Lion" version of "The Lion King" proved, it is still weird to make super-realistic animals imitate the expressions of characters. The film also has CGI animal and human interaction scenes. To be credible and true, it is still very challenging. Some of the animals produced by computer special effects and the exquisiteness and credibility of the special effects scenes in the film have room for further improvement
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The opening of the film is pretty good. The opening remarks of the animation detailed the background of Dorit and the adventures of him and his adventurer's wife who was unfortunately killed at sea. However, when the adventure began, the film's problems also followed. Large scenes such as the chase of a giraffe and the police, a sailing battle, and the contest between Dolit and the tiger did not generate excitement. The risk of the story seems to decrease as the journey progresses. Stephen Gaghan's film production is clumsy, the real charm is replaced by overly exaggerated shots, and the frivolousness and fun are dissipated by the dull tone. Robert John Downey Jr.'s core performance lacks the fascinating qualities needed, and he has never found the spirit and pain of Dolit. The animals in computer animation come much faster than the plot. The All-Star dubbing lineup is huge, from Emma Thompson (the clever parrot) and Rami Said Malek (the neurotic gorilla) to Thomas Stanley Holland (the myopic puppy) and Selena Gomez (the gentle giraffe). However, although Dolite cured all of their diseases during the entire adventure, few of them can make an impression in the audience's memory. The film never really convinced the audience that these animals exist in time and space. This has nothing to do with visual effects (except for some poor compositing, animation is still very powerful), everything has to do with stage design and editing
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