My review of The Iron Giant

My review of The Iron Giant 

 

Intro: I still can't believe this movie bombed at the Box Office due to bad marketing. 

The Iron Giant: This movie takes place in 1957 during the cold war, it is centered on a boy name Hogarth. One day he runs into a Giant robot that crash land on earth and the two form a friendship. Meanwhile a Government agent name agent Mansley becomes aware of the robot and suspect that Hogarth knows where it is. So Hogarth has to protect the giant from him before things get out of hand. 

The fact that this movie is underrated is a crime against animation! One of the many reasons why I feel this way about this movie is because it's different from Disney movies like it has mild language, intense action and suspenseful scenes. This movie deals with life and death in a way that doesn't scare them. The theme of this movie is identity, it's refreshing that kids' movies address something that isn't about sharping, keeping the environment clean, treating other with kindness and follow the rules. The relationship between Hogarth and the Giant is one of the best things about the movie! It's similar to John Connor's Relationship with the Terminator in T2 however it's done better. This movie did a good job at capturing what it's like during this time period, like sci-fi, fear of bombings and not knowing what's going on in other countries. I forgot to mention this movie also has funny moments.   

Hogarth is a rebellious and adventurous. I find it odd that he doesn't talk about his father.  

The Giant is a little kid as far as being curious and not knowing any better. I'm also fond that he's an enigma. 

Dean is an outsider who's into art and he helps Hogarth keep the Giant under control. 

Agent Mansley is arrogant and paranoid. 

There are only two problems I have with this movie, one of them is the last scene of the movie. My issue with it is that it undermines the climax. Second the toilet humor, I don't understand why that's suppose to be funny? Overall this is not only one of the best 90's movies but the best-animated movies. I would recommend this if you like 1950's Sci-if. 

Rating = Worth Seeing