Boonie Bears: To the Rescue!

The animated film “Boonie Bears to the Rescue” directed by Ding Liang and Fuyuan Liu will be available for purchase in the form of a DVD in December along with VOD platforms. This was made possible because of the success of the TV Series and Fantawild Animation’s decision to expand overseas. Due to the recent hype surrounding the franchise and it’s various products, it is highly likely that this DVD shipment will be followed by a plethora of other animated films being internationally released as well.

For me, Bears to the Rescue is a movie worth watching, despite its jerky dynamics and its two hyperactive characters that shout their lines for the duration of the film. Shouting doesn’t strike me as rude and, in fact, is a common practice in many films aimed at a junior audience who enjoy simple, loud, and slapstick comedy. I do think that the story could have benefited from a bit more emotional nuance and clearer character arcs. The bears are the only ‘sane’ characters while the rest of them are all crazy but the English dub’s accent seems all wrong for the character’s name and history. In all fairness, that detail is likely to bother only one or two adults.

However, the film only has about thirty minutes where action is included, which is in complete contrast to the mind-numbing talk which promises to last the entire length of Boonie Bears To The Rescue. In fact, the movie has 14 credited writers, which puts the age-old saying of ‘too many cooks spoil the broth’ into action. Animation quality, however, is what was expected, and is at par with renowned children’s animated movies, great work with the voice acting certainly added to quality as well so these movies won’t lag behind Pixar, Dream Work or Disney franchises.

The movie follows the plot of a little girl named Lola being abducted by her foster mother who is after the inheritance their father left to the orphanage she was adopted from. This was all done in plain sight of her greedy adopted brother Ted Marshal Jr. (Rick Jay Glen). Things take a turn when Logger Vick (the voice of nine different characters in the movie, Rick Jay Glen, yet again) loses an identical suitcase he was traveling with. Consequently, the pursuit for Lola begins, However, one must note that there is minimal action and struggle, at least in the beginning. Lola is quick to convince her surroundings, resulting in the long-standing opponents Vic and Boonie Bears associating with her. Their remnants of previous scuffles are brushed aside; as if Vic never sold and cut trees and put the environment of the wood at threat.

The story begins with the death of Australian billionaire Ted Marshal who bequeathed his entire estate in favor of a Sydney orphanage. His illegitimate son is convinced that she is the means to obtain a treasure concealed within a safe, whose door is opened with her palm. For the purposes of the manual on foes, Ted Marshal Jr. is bad from bad, this time a nasty and greedy person endowed with power, with the appropriate presentation. This character is greatly invented and is in the spirit of well known encapsulate of all evil characters in fairy tales and in children’s movies.

The last fight of the protagonists with the agents of evil is a visual treat for children with all the previous actions that were there being action less. Then with all the pageantry as the plot runs towards its climax the chase and the ensuing action the film ends and is satisfactory.

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