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Lawmen: Bass Reeves: Part IV (2023)
more character development but backstory missing
Two years later yet we continue to see character development. Bass has a new posse man who he seems to be able to rely on yet we are left confused by the missing backstory which happened during those two years. While the production leadership's apparent desire to be historically accurate is admirable, perhaps trying to cover so many years in so few episodes creates more problems than it is worth. We are still wondering how tensions between Bass and several other characters will be resolved. Some of the characters and relationships did not seem to change much in spite of the passage of two years.
The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie (2008)
Great movie for kids!
In this day of incredible computer-aided animation and scripts written to keep audiences laughing, it is easy to get caught up in the quality of the production and the non-stop barrage of jokes while losing sight of another objective that a good movie for kids mightor even shouldattempt to achieve: communicating the value of virtues. It is rare that a movie can pull off all three, and I have to believe that effectively communicating values (without preaching) is the most difficult of the three.
The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything comes close on all three counts. The animation is good, but it does not amaze. The story has moments of laughter and emotion, but you don't end up caring about many of the characters. And it makes it clear that doing the right thing and being willing to make sacrifices for others is important and worth the effort. In the end, I was glad that my kids had been entertained while having important principles reinforced. This is truly a movie for kids from start to finish, rather than a cute story with mature humor thrown in from time to time to keep things interesting for parents who might not be able set their prurient interests aside for a couple of hours.
Now if I could just get those freaky cheese curls off my mind