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Wednesday, April 24, 2024
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HOLLYWOOD GENG - THE ADVENTURE BEGINS
EDITOR'S PICK
Rating:**1/2
There isn`t much to rave about in this 3D animation film except that it is a
vehicle for the Malaysian animation industry to show off its skills.
Two children on a vacation in their grandfather`s rural home gang up with a
group of village kids and discover the conspiracy behind the stealing of fruits
from their grandfather`s orchard.
"Geng" works for kids of up to 10-years-old, who only require some
decent animation to please. For an audience older than that, the animation flick
sadly misses the mark and becomes a loud, garish one. In Malaysia however, it
was a different story, with the film becoming one of the biggest hits.
Malaysia`s proximity to India is evident in a couple of characters in the film.
There`s a hefty but a slightly dumb character called Singh. And one of the kids
Raju - a little Dr. Dolittle of sorts - is a Tamil kid.
Besides some decent animation, there isn`t much that "Geng" has to
say. Unlike even the stories of animation films in Hollywood, where the
intention is to teach kids some basic emotions of life like love, friendship and
camaraderie, there seems to be no such intention with "Geng".
Thus, with such a loose and largely pointless script, "Geng" misses
the opportunity to be a much better film that it could easily have been and that
would have matched the decent animation work.
Yet, it is a triumph of animation filmmaking for the small country and the film
industry of Malaysia.
Hopefully, Indian filmmakers will take the lead and up their ante in the
animation department. With a large number of kids to cater to, the nation
desperately needs it.
