Storks
2016 · Directed by Doug Sweetland, Nicholas Stoller
Original language: English
- adventure
- animation
- comedy
- family
The story
Storks deliver babies…or at least they used to. Now they deliver packages for a global internet retail giant. Junior, the company’s top delivery stork, is about to be promoted when he accidentally activates the Baby Making Machine, producing an adorable and wholly unauthorized baby girl...
What it’s like
Bright, saturated 3D animation with glossy, cheerful surfaces: a sunlit cartoon city of rooftops and clean sky, a stork's wings catching warm light, and a nursery full of soft pastels. The camera moves with brisk, playful energy, swooping through flight sequences and cutting quickly between gags, while the score is upbeat orchestral pop that never lets the energy drop. The vibe is bouncy, sweet and mildly chaotic, the kind of watch that suits a lazy weekend afternoon with kids, a family movie night, or a light background pick while folding laundry. Its emotional register is warm and goofy, with an arc about a driven young worker learning that loyalty to family matters more than the corporate ladder. Intensity is low: slapstick peril, a few tense moments with a menacing wolf-like antagonist, and no gore, sex or real cruelty. It fits families with young children, and anyone wanting a gentle, funny animated comedy with a big heart and no sharp edges.
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