In the past two years, we’ve only just seen movies featuring large-eyed, blue-bodied humanoids, but I wouldn’t categorize “Avatar” as a Smurfs movie. The last actual Smurfs film was released in 2017 and earned around $200 million, leaving many wondering why it took so long for another to be produced. However, there are whispers that Rihanna, the dynamic force behind the pop scene, has been instrumental in getting a new movie made. In this upcoming film, she lends her voice to Smurfette.
In this story, we start with a prologue featuring sinister space wizards, Razamel and Garganel, on a quest for a fourth magical book to eliminate all goodness from the world. This results in Papa Smurf being captured by these villains. Subsequently, Smurfette, Jaunty, Hefty, Vanity, Worry, Brainy, Grouchy, and the newcomer No Name smurf (desperate for a name and likely a marketing tie-in) embark on a rescue mission. Additionally, we have Sound Effects Smurf, capable of producing various sounds, although his potential is underutilized. Turtle, as you might guess, is also part of the team.
Their endeavor to save Papa Smurf takes them from their world into reality, but the blending of live-action and animation falls short, with the hybrid scenes being scarce and the animation appearing somewhat shabby. Instead, the narrative frequently jumps between their world, our world, and other dimensions in a manner reminiscent of the Marvel multiverse.
From Marvel, it seems they have taken a sequence where the smurfs journey through various dimensions, featuring anime, stop motion, and children’s drawings. This segment is undoubtedly the highlight of the film.
From my perspective as a Smurfs enthusiast, the movie appears just as vibrant and lively as anticipated, with an abundance of tunes by Rihanna that somewhat transforms it into an extended advertisement for her music collection, yet it does introduce two fresh tracks from her.
Following the trend in contemporary animated features, a stellar ensemble of voices has been assembled, and aside from Rihanna, you’ll find James Corden, Sandra Oh, Jimmy Kimmel, Kurt Russell, John Goodman, and the ever-present Hannah Waddingham – the British version boasts Rylan Clark and Jon Richardson with minimal speaking parts.
In 2011, the large-scale comeback of the Smurfs on the big screen earned an impressive $563 million. The two subsequent sequels also brought in significant revenue, with $347 million and $197 million respectively. Therefore, it’s reasonable to expect that this reboot will generate similar profits, but a somewhat complex plot might not keep the interest of young children, even though it only runs for 92 minutes.
here’s the Smurfs trailer……
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