Monsters Vs Aliens

The movie was rated a 5 stars here in Singapore and there were some friends who said that this film was better than Terminator Salvation. Which piqued my curiosity and hence when the opportunity arises last weekend with the boys at church, we watched the film, in 3D.

Sad to say, it failed to meet my 'expectation factor'. This is by no means to say that it's not a nice film - just that it didnt meet my expectation factor. The plot is simple, almost familiar - meteor hit the earth, some mutation took place, locked up in area 51, some other alien lifeforms try to takeover universe, save the earth. if you take these parts out, and reshuffle them or substitute them with stuff like genetic mutation or experimentation failure, you can end up with 2141235 permutations and still come out with a reasonably sound movie plot.

However, the movie does a good job at bringing laughter to ppl (which really, is what a cartoon should do) with various scenes and exaggerations which really is something that it should be credited with. The video below is simply the best scene that i love the most because it is just pure lame. It's about when the President of the US trying to negotiate a peace treaty with the alien lifeform - without using a single word.

The 'moral' of the whole story is not an unfamiliar one either. Embrace diversity, learn to accept differences, learn to know who really loves and cares about you when your differences are exposed. It's not strange either, since we're now at the imminent arrival of globalisation, and diversity is one thing which globalisation brings along - working with people of different races and cultural backgrounds. and to a Christian - sharing our lives with people who are different from us, and not loving them for any ulterior motives but the one motive that inspires us to love - the Love of God.

Overall, it is a film with an expected plot and familiar storyline, but still worth a laugh or two and if you're really looking to be entertained, it's still quite a funny show =)