The Croods movie synopsis and review

Hello Cartoon Lovers…
Have you ever imagined to live in the prehistoric time and become a cavemen living? Have you ever heard “The Croods” family, one of the few to survive in prehistoric times? If you have not ever heard, this movie “ The Croods” is recommended for you all guys who love the animation and adventure. So, just keep calm and read my personal response about this movie, then we can share the experience together by giving comment and don’t forget to click “Like” after it! Happy reading (


Movie Title : The Croods
Genres : Animated, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Directed by : Kirk DeMicco
         Chris Sanders
Produced by : Kristine Belson
         Jane Hartwell
Screenplay by : Kirk DeMicco
                  Chris Sanders
Story by : John Cleese
 Kirk DeMicco
 Chris Sanders
Casts : Nicolas Cage (as Grug)
          Emma Stone (as Eep)
          Ryan Reynolds (as Guy)
          Catherine Keener (as Ugga)
          Clark Duke (as Thunk)
          Cloris Leachman (as Gran)
Poduction : DreamWork Animation
Distributed by : 20th Century Fox
Release : March 22, 2013
Duration : 98 minutes
Country : United States

SYNOPSIS

As the first prehistoric family ever (crodaceous), they did not know anything. Grug, a father figure that often scares his family with terrify stories about how dangerous it is in the outside of the world. The stubborn Grug successfully made his 5 members family never see any place except the cave they stayed in. until one day, her daughter of Grug who is adventurous, tries to run away. Shortly after her daughter left the cave, there are a major disaster that destroyed their cave. However, Grug and his family members must follow her daughter to find a new place to live.

PERSONAL RESPONSE

The crood is an American film animation produced by DreamWorks animation, written and directed by Chris Sanders and Kirk DeMicco and features the voices of Nicolas Cage, Emma Stonne, Ryan Reynolds, Catherine Keener, Clark Duke, and Cloris Leachman. Which tells the story of the last family of cavemen “The Croods” who is afraid of change and to experience new things, but they are forced to leave their cave and live the greatest adventure, they had never had.

The Croods is a family of cavemen formed by Grug Croods, an over protective dad, Ugga Croods his wife, their children Eep Croods a teenager rebel, Thunk Croods, Sandy Croods, and his mother in law Gran. This family live in the cave, Grug is a family leader thinks everything is bad, that change is bad, and tells his family that if someone does something different is going to die. Until one day, his cave is completely destroyed by a rock that fell on him, not knowing what to do, but they meet a man named Guy who helps guide them to save their lives from the destruction that being generated by the changes of the earth, Guy starts teaching them all inventions that has discovered imagination with its family and Eep is shocked and falls in love to him, except Grug which Guy is jealous because he believes his family prefers more a guy than him and because of this he strives to overshadow to Guy but nothing came out well, however along all the way Guy is accepted as a new family member by Grug.

Something that makes this movie unique and interesting is the background sound, the scenery and special effects, because each of them is wonderful. First, it has some great songs, each leter is appropriate according to  the scene, Alan Silvestri composed the original music for the film. And also includes “Shine Your way”, an original song perfomed  by Owl City. Second, the scenery used in this movie is a great prehistoric time, but the most interesting is that animals we see in the movie are combinations of animals for example one of the most curious was “Douglas” a crocodile dog, this animal had the body of a puppy but with crocodile mouth, and finally special effects in this movie are amazing, combination and  the colors are fantastic, what helps us not to lose any detail and captures every emotion experienced in the movie.

In addition, from this movie we can learn to start using our brain, changing your thinking, and coming up with new ideas! We have moved from the industrial age to the information age. The old adage of “go to school, get good grades, get a good secure job, and live the American dream” is not working like it used to! It’s time to get some new thinking and become more entrepreneurial. The world has chaged and if we want to succeed in the information age we will need some new thinking!

So why don’t you take a visit to the land of “The Croods” family and snuggle down with a bucket of popcorn and a can of coke, and there you have it, you are watching one of the best children’s movies around. So go and visit Eep, Guy, and the wonderful Croods and watch their amazing adventure to follow the light and save themselves before the world crumbles at their feet. It’s a must see!

Check out the trailer: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0481499/
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Summary of A Little Cloud Story

A LITTLE CLOUD

From The Dubliners

by James Joyce

                Chandler’s avenue of escape are limited to his sircumstances, however this does not stop him from daydreaming about being a successfully published poet. It is while he is walking through Dublin, on his way to meet Gallaher that the reader realizes the depth of this daydreaming or desire to escape. Chandler has half an idea about a poem and later he thinks that maybe he should change his name to something more Irish looking. Both these incidents are significant because they highlight to the reader the difference between fantasy and reality. For someone who wishes to become a poet, at no stage of the story is the reader given any insight into anything that Chandler may have written. The only creativity that Chandler appears to have is when he creates sentences for the notices his collection of poems (which are unwritten) might receive. In essence Chandler has ideas but has not put in the necessary work to convert these ideas to a reality. As for his name change, again this is an idea, which involves very little actual work and may suggest that Chandler maybe seeking to popularize himself. Changing his name is also significant for another reason.It suggest an escape from self, of who Chandler really is – a married man with a young child and not the poet he dreams of being. In essence Chandler is imagining fame, again without putting in the work.

                The meeting in Corless’s with Gallaher is also significant as it is here the reader realizes that Chandler resents Gallaher’s success. If anything he considers himself to be a better man than Gallaher and he believes it should be him who has had the success and not Gallaher. If anything Chandler feels cheated. Corless’s is also significant for another reason. Chandler has never been in the club before but has heard many things about it, all which has impressed him. Corless’s was most likely an Anglo Irish establishment that catered for the upper classes of Dublin, people who would  have not normally been in Chandler’s company. Corless’s also appears to be in contrast to the reality of life in Dublin and the poverty which is noticeable in the story. It is also significant that Chandler ignores this poverty. If anything he disassosiates himself from those who are less fortunate than him. While remaining impressed by those who maybe better than him (or perceive to be better).

                Another incident in the story which is important is when Chandler asks Gallaher, is Paris as immoral as he has heard. This is significant because it is through another person’s experience (Gallaher’s) and not his own, that Chandler is seeking to learn. He has never gone further than the Isle of Man and Joyce maybe emphasizing this lack of travel or world knowledge within Chandler to suggest that he may have had an unadventurous life. It also Possible that Joyce is suggesting that to grow or develop as a person, someone has to not only leave Dublin but Ireland too and live the experiences for themselves.

                The idea of resentment is again further and explored after Chandler has gone home and is sitting in his front room minding his son. He looks at a picture of Annie and he begins to attribute his lack of success to the fact he is married. Chandler feels that if it was not for Annie and the baby, he too culd have made it in London, just like Gallaher has. It is also possible that Joyce is suggesting that marriage brings paralysis to a person, something that is explored further in the Boarding House, another story in Dubliners.

                It is also at the end of the story that joyce explores the theme of responsibility. After Chandler has shouted at his son, Annie comes into the house and takes the child from him. It is only after this incident, when Chandler steps back and feels remorseful, that the reader suspects that Chandler may be finally taking responsibility. It is quite possible that Chandler realizes that the most important thing in life is not for him to escape to London and become a poet but rather to remain in Dublin, as a father to his young son.

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