2015 · adventure · comedy · animation
Animal Kingdom: Let's Go Ape
Directed by Jamel Debbouze1h 31m2015
Based on the novel 'Evolution Man' by Roy Lewis, this tells the story about the first man - young Edward - to descend from apes. Edward is ejected by his tribe, but is very resourceful. He learns to walk, discovers fire, manages to hunt - and we follow him as he evolves. He has a generous nature, and search for true humanity - a world where we don't eat our fathers.
Our read: Animal Kingdom: Let's Go Ape (2015) reads as a cosy, kinetic, grounded adventure · comedy · animation entry — gentle in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, tender in temperature, redemptive in outlook.
Cosy, kinetic, gentle adventure / comedy, grounded in texture. Redemptive, mid-stakes, tender.
- cosy
- brisk
- gentle
- redemptive
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