Small Foot (2018)

Viewed as purely entertainment, this is a fun animated movie that follows on the heels of some great animated movies that were nominated for an Academy award in this category.  I was not disappointed in it.
If viewed on a larger scale, one where there might in fact be a message for all underneath, it is less successful.  The movie urges kids to think for themselves. To question what they’ve been taught. To challenge authority. It takes place in a mountaintop society of yetis where the rules are literally etched in stone and must be followed for fear of banishment. It could be viewed as a statement on the restrictive nature of government, religion or both. It’s a bold and exciting thematic choice for a film aimed at mainstream audiences of all ages.  But somehow it really doesn't deliver on that kind of promise, when all is said and done.  But there is nothing that I wouldn't watch with my young granddaughter in it either.