Movie Review : The Mitchell vs The Machines

MOVIE REVIEW : THE MITCHELL VS THE MACHINES (2021)

WRITTEN BY : MUHAMAD NABIL NAZHAN BIN MOHD ROHIZAD - DIA0201 (IPN212910166)

 

'The Mitchell vs The Machines' is Yum Yum Good! (The Cinema Spot) 

Netflix’s “The Mitchell vs The Machines", Directed by Michael Rianda and produced by Phil Lord and Chris Miller (The Lego Movie, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse). As Pal, a passive-aggressive Siri-like program installed in everyone’s devices, she’s cranky, imperious and furious about being replaced by an updated model. “Just do what you always do and stare, slack-jawed, at the screen,” she says, witheringly, before her first act of violence by turning off the Wi-Fi. 

Meanwhile, artsy teen Katie Mitchell voice over by Abbi Jacobson is excited to leave Michigan for California, where she will start film school and finally “meet her people”. Her technophobic dad, Rick voice over by Danny McBride, insists the whole family drive her to the school like a road trip, but the machine apocalypse ignited by Pal proves to be a roadblock along the way. 

The film retains a warm sense of humor about technology’s grip on society. Even mum Linda voice by Maya Rudolph is addicted to her phone, Instagram-stalking the perfect Posey family voiced by John Legend and Chrissy Teigen. There’s a playfulness, from an avalanche of possessed Furbys to the goofy short films Katie makes. The animation mixes CGI with 2D drawings scribbled over the images, as though Katie is doodling on the frame. 

However, the greatest strength of this movie is its design. A blend of strong character lines that look hand-drawn give the film the feel almost of a comic book in motion, also the comedy and the message are delivered very good and smoothly. Hopefully, there will be more family and sci-fic comedy movie like this in the future. It is worth to spend your time watch this movie.

                                           "The Mitchell vs The Machines" on Netflix 2021