![]() That human is Vanessa, who works in a flower shop. ![]() His first trip out nearly ends in disaster, and he breaks one of Bee-dom’s most strict laws when he talks to a human. They are the cream of the bee crop and portrayed as fighter pilot types, which Barry is most decidedly not. He decides he wants to see the world and so pretends to be one of the “pollen jocks” – elite bees who fly out to find pollen and nectar. As one might expect, employment opportunities in the hive are nearly all honey-related. Is it pro-conservation and ecology-minded? Is it trying to say socialism is good or bad? Is Seinfeld on the side of vegans, vegetarians who consume no animal products including honey? Who can tell? Thirty minutes in, who cares?īarry, after three days of education (bee time runs quickly) is about to embark on a career. “Bee Movie” tries to educate its audience about bee life but jumps around so much it’s hard to figure out the message. So, the marketing department obviously decided a good spin would be to talk about how great the dialogue is. There are precious few overlapping lines, a device that gives realism to films whether animated or live action. “Bee Movie” test audiences probably noticed how flat and stilted the dialogue sounds. Seinfeld also went to great lengths to point out he was at every voiceover session, interacting with the other people doing the voices. ![]() My suspicions that all wasn’t right in this particular hive began when Seinfeld started appearing on every show available – early mornings, late nights and an entire hour on “Larry King Live” – talking at length about how he had controlled every part of the process, including telling the animators how to do their jobs. With Zellweger’s talent and rather unique vocal quality, she of all people could pull off a role such as this one with believability and sang-froid.įor everything wrong with this film, Seinfeld has only himself to blame. Benson (voiced by Seinfeld) and the human named Vanessa (voiced by Renée Zellweger). Everything about the film, from dialogue to plot to the animation itself, is flat.Īnd it’s hard to get enthused about the relationship between the bee called Barry B. The Jerry Seinfeld-controlled “Bee Movie” is another case entirely. It’s called “Ratatouille,” and it became available on DVD Tuesday. And every once in a while, a film comes along that pushes the envelope of the genre with its character development, dazzling animation and inventive story line.Ī movie like that has been released in 2007. Interspecies relationships – from classic Disney and Looney Toons to “Rocky and Bullwinkle” to “Family Guy” – are a mainstay of animated tales. Starring: (The voices of) Jerry Seinfeld, Renée Zellweger, Matthew Broderick, Patrick Warburton, John Goodman, Chris Rock, Kathy Bates, Barry Levinson
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