So where do babies come from? Ew, not that way. That was disgusting. According to The Boss Baby, the baby comes from the sky, produced by a factory called BabyCorp that is not much different from its Storks CornerStore. A funny baby at tickles will be sent to a needy family, while a baby who is not, well, he is recruited to become a BabyCorp employee. These babies will be dressed in suits and given suitcases as well as work space like an office employee. One of the baby's employees is Baby Boss.
The main joke of The Boss Baby is when this cute little baby is acting up with Alec Baldwin's heavy voice support. How to make a long movie from this short joke? By entering everything, of course. This film uses many tricks from many other animated films. The Boss Baby has no characteristics that will make it standout, but he has a dash of elements here and there that will satisfy various audiences at different ages.
Our main character is not just a Baby Boss, but also the Templeton Team (Miles Bakshi) who narrates the story of his childhood directly to us through the voice of Tobey Maguire. This 7-year-old boy is so imaginative he imagines everyday activities like running and cycling as an exciting adventure, whether it's conquering a giant monster or sailing in the middle of a sea storm. At night, Mother (Lisa Kudrow) and Dad (Jimmy Kimmel) chanted and sang the "Blackbird" song from The Beatles. Tim feels his life is perfect until he arrives a younger brother in the form of ... Baby Boss.
Why do not you feel awkward with a baby in a suit and carry this suitcase, beyond my comprehension. What is clear, Baby Boss grabs all the attention that Tim received from Mom and Dad. Baby Boss is the enemy that threatens the happiness of Tim. The team knows there's something wrong with this baby, and it's not because of his jealousy. I mean, he can talk! Whatever it is he will reveal it to get rid of Baby Boss from home.
The weirdest thing about Baby Boss is not the suit, but the problem she carries. Apparently, Baby Boss assigned to earth to overcome the problem of reduced affection received by babies because of pets. This conspiracy involves a pet company called Puppy Co led by Francis Francis (Steve Buscemi) who happens to be the boss of Tim's father.
Wildly Tim's imagination led me to wonder if this talking baby could only be Tim's imagination or actually happen. The film sits between realism and fantasy. Inside Out is also like this, but the concept is very firm. The Boss Baby did not try to give a clear line, so this made me pretty hard to digest the movie. I'm not so sure what I'm watching.
The best part of the film is of course the first half. His jokes hit him for being so relatable, for example a baby who could arguably "enslave" a parent and a sibling-rivalry between Tim and Boss Baby. But when the subplot of the conspiracy came in, it became increasingly congested and further away from its promising initial premise. I'm pretty overwhelmed with the end of the crowded end and run with a device plot of action sequences.
His moral message is of course about the importance of family and how to become more mature. The method of delivery is not subtle, which at the end of the Team and Boss Baby exchanges a sentimental dialogue vividly, and may be so intended because the target audience is very young children. The story is taken from Marla Frazee's children's book, but I'm sure the scriptwriter Michael McCullers did a lot of improvisation. This film tries to be silly all-out as well as touch, but both are not achieved with the maximum.
The Boss Baby is an excellent animated film, and director Tom McGrath is pretty inventive in some parts especially when visualizing his imagination. However, this film is included in the standard animation class. We will not be awakened, but will be distracted by many things, whether it's bright colors, pop-culture references (Elvis, Gandalf, Indiana Jones, SWAT, etc.) or just cute babies doing cutesy things. All these little jokes are not always related to the story, but I have to admit that that baby fart really got me.
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