“The Croods: A New Age,” the on-again off-again sequel to the DreamWorks Animation blockbuster, is the perfect Thanksgiving diversion during Covid. In fact, the timing couldn’t be better with its exploration of tribalism and disunity. It all happens when the titular prehistoric family discovers an idyllic, walled-in paradise and an advanced family called the Bettermans. But a rivalry develops over the free-spirited Guy (Ryan Reynolds), who’s trapped between the past and present in his quest for the Utopian Tomorrow.
“It’s funny, how over the three years that we’ve been working on it, the story has become more relevant and timely,” said first-time director Joel Crawford (head of story on “Trolls”). “We wanted to celebrate the tight family bond that the Croods share, and then you meet the Bettermans, who live behind a wall and have walls between walls in their huts and have all these modern advancements,...
“It’s funny, how over the three years that we’ve been working on it, the story has become more relevant and timely,” said first-time director Joel Crawford (head of story on “Trolls”). “We wanted to celebrate the tight family bond that the Croods share, and then you meet the Bettermans, who live behind a wall and have walls between walls in their huts and have all these modern advancements,...
- 11/24/2020
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
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