Strange World (2022)

This movie did not make the final cut for a Best Animated Movie nomination this year and part of me gets it. All the basic elements of this movie are all too familiar. There’s a family of adventurers, a dire mission to save the planet from a mysterious ecological crisis, an absent father, a present father, three generations of insecure men, and a bunch of under-developed female supporting characters whose personalities range from strong to loving, understanding and nurturing. For all it's lack of original plot and story line, there is amazingly lush animation that is pretty jaw dropping to watch and experience. The movie zips along at a good clip, and there are some surprise moments that are really fun to watch. This really is in the Disney tradition of a movie for kids that their parents won't be bored out of their minds because the dialogue is pretty well done, and matches the fast pace of the action.