The Sea Beast

The Sea Beast is basically a variation on How to Train Your Dragon, with notes of Moby Dick, except that instead of flying creatures, the film focuses on underwater creatures and it follows the current multicultural trends, which is not distracting at all. From a technical point of view, the film is well done and there is a lot to enjoy – but this is not unique in today's animated films. It is quite unfortunate that it is basically a compilation of the aforementioned How to Train Your Dragon and Pirates of the Caribbean, but compared to them The Sea Creature lacks humour. While there’s a nice lesson in the ending (don't judge a book by its cover! + be critical of "fake news"!), there is also a sense of reprehensible untapped potential. The Sea Creature is gorgeous, but incredibly shallow despite the presence of the deep sea. (13/08/2022)

After the excellent animation film Big Hero 6, Chris Williams tries his luck again and even if it's not such a hit, it's still very good within the genre. Sea Monster is a mix of Pirates of the Caribbean and How to Train Your Dragon, and I enjoy that combination. It's got gorgeous visuals, decent action, fun characters and a nice adventure. On the other hand there's a lack of humour – which is slightly reprehensible and the story isn't exactly original, but I don't mind it here, the setting and the premise were entertaining. Netflix animated flicks are fine. 7/10 (11/07/2022)