The truth is that kids today are as fine as kids ever are.
Theyll probably save the Earthfromus.
And so we only really fear for them because we fear what we have become.
Credit: Sony Pictures Animation
To list the number of things ripped off byThe Emoji Moviewould take all day.
(What did they call it inMonsters Inc?
you imagine the filmmakers pondering, Was it Monstropolis?
What about that but with text?
The main concept character is Gene, voiced by T.J. Miller.
Hes on autopilot here.
Gene is a Meh, but the problem is that he has too many emotions.
He screws up the whole system by not being just a normal Emoji.
His palm has cheeks, and a belly that can stiffen into a 4-pack.
At one point, Hi-5 turns around, and we see that thishandhas abutt.
Did I hallucinate this?
Actually, Iwillbump it up a grade!
That F used to be an F-minus!
This guidance takes Gene to a hacker Emoji named Jailbreak.
Jailbreak is a woman voiced by Anna Faris!
and shes the latest female character of the summer to fall into a dispiriting trend.
she says, and On the first Emoji set, women were either a princess or a bride!
Of course, Jailbreak is secretly a princess, spoiler alert, who cares.
Of course, she only frowns until Gene teaches her to dance, and then she only smiles.
Of course, she is aMr.
But it alsohasto say: Look at how expressive Emojis can be!
which is unquestionably Generation Zs I love the Powerglove.)
For that matter, it has surprisingly little to say about Emojis.
The film seems above all abashed, embarrassed: It knowssomethinghas to change, but it cant change anything.
Silicon Valley, once a paragon for futurism, now symbolizes the misogynist dude-ocracyandthe widening wealth gap.
Maybe you think it matters that they are trapped forever inside a smartphone.
Maybe it’s possible for you to relate.
