Trolls Review
The Trolls movie was released on November 4, 2016 and
DreamWorksAnimation produced the film. The film conveys a strong message about
how anyone can be happy. It only takes a little will power and positivity to
achieve this. The premise of the movie is intriguing. In a bleak and foreboding
village live the Bergens, creatures that feel happy only after eating a troll. These
creatures hold an annual festival to celebrate eating the trolls. The trolls
are happy little creatures that sing and hug every hour. They are the epitome
of happiness. Trolls is a film that
takes an abstract idea, happiness, and gives it a form and story. It is a film
for people of all ages. The cute trolls will keep children enticed, but the
story will also keep adults on the edge of their seats.
Storyline
The storyline of Trolls is interesting, taking cute and overly
happy trolls and throwing them into a dark situation. The trolls are peace
loving and positive creatures that love singing as much as hugging. Other than
their happy go lucky attitude though, these trolls have no means of protecting
themselves. They have parties frequently and do not care if they cause an uproar.
The only troll who is concerned is Branch, a paranoid troll, who has a secret
base filled with provisions for ten years and has traps galore. He remembers
the time when the Bergens almost caught the trolls and because of this he is
extra vigilant. Poppy, the princess of the trolls, loves throwing parties and
is known for often causing loud over the top parties. Her utter lack of concern
causes a Bergen to discover the trolls. The Bergen captures several trolls, but
the majority of them get away. However, Poppy is an optimistic troll and
decides to save her friends on her own. She seeks Branch for help, but he is
against the idea and does not help her. Later, he realizes Poppy might need
help after all and runs after her. The rest of the storyline in Trolls is comedic and clever. There were
moments in the film when I found myself laughing because of what a character
said or did. The movie Trolls is
truly a film for all ages.
Meaning
The meaning in Trolls was a simple one, but it’s a truth we often forget. The
meaning of Trolls is that happiness
is not something we have to try to achieve, but rather it is a fleeting feeling
that we can achieve with the right mindset. For example, in the movie, the
troll, Bridget, a scullery maid is in love with the king of the Bergens.
However, she like all the other trolls, thinks happiness is only achieved by
eating a troll. The trolls help Bridget and get her a date with Gristle, the
king and from that point on she feels an emotion unlike any she’s felt before.
The emotion she feels is happiness. Bridget denies feeling the emotion, but she
later realizes that happiness is the only plausible explanation for the
inexplicable emotion she feels. King Gristle realizes this too and comes to the
conclusion that happiness is not found by eating a troll, but rather it is
found within us.
Conclusion
Trolls is a film for everyone. It has
cute characters, humor, some singing and interesting characters. I loved the
film and I recommend it people who like Dreams Works films. It has a similar
feel to it as other Dreams Works films such as Shrek. The singing was not over
done in the film, and while at first glance one would expect a musical, this
film had only a few musical numbers. The designs of the characters were
colorful and cute for the trolls and bleak and ominous for the Bergens.
However, the designs of each character meshed well and contributed positively
to the film. The meaning of the film resonated strongly with me and for that
reason I am giving this film 5 out of 5 stars.
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