bee movie

Needing a giggle, I took in the new kid's movie, BEE MOVIE a couple of weekends ago. It was a pleasant diversion, and I did indeed giggle a bit. It was one of those things...it was funny, but it could have been funnier. It was smart, but it could have been smarter. So, although I walked away having enjoyed it, I can't help but feel that it should have been a better movie somehow. On his graduation day, Barry (Jerry Seinfeld) finds out that he should choose a job at the hive, and he will do that until he dies. Finding this distressing (wouldn't we all?), he heads out with the nectar gatherers, and has an adventure in Manhattan (don't we all?). Meeting a human woman, he breaks the cardinal bee rule, and talks to her. A friendship forms....and Barry realizes that he wants more to life than living in the hive, a worker bee forever. SPOILERS AHEAD! So, this movie is about finding your individuality...which makes sense to me. But then, in takes a bizarre turn when Barry finds out that humans are taking honey from bees they have imprisoned (um....slavery?), and starts litigation against humanity. So, the bees win, and they get all the honey, and all retire. Suddenly, all of the flowers start dying because bees are no longer cross-pollinating the plants and stuff. So now, Barry has to convince all of the bees to back to work at the hive...so this is really a movie about finding your part in Corporate America and helping the company keep going....so down with individuality? So, as you can see, there was a lot going on...

Final thoughts: Some funny moments...but the message is a little odd.

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