When it comes to animated movies, there are a lot of
companies jockeying for top position nowadays: Disney/Pixar,
Dreamworks Animation, Blue Sky, Aardman and most recently Laika has become a
major contender. However, for the longest time, the closest competition has
always been between Disney and Dreamworks. I’ve seen these two titans butt heads numerous times
and the outcome has been surprisingly even: While Disney has produced quite a
few gems like Frankenweenie, Wreck-It Ralph and the still-popular Frozen, the
cinematic open wound that is the Cars franchise drastically weakens their track
record. On the other hand, Dreamworks has mostly stuck to just decent movies like Rise Of The Guardians and this year’s Mr. Peabody & Sherman, while being capable of the outright impressive at times like How To Train Your Dragon. How does today’s film add
to the equation?