Space Jam: A New Legacy
Director: Malcolm D. Lee
Cast: LeBron James, Cedric Joe, Eric Bauza, Zendaya, Sonequa Martin-Green, Don Cheadle
Superstar LeBron James and his young son, Dom, get trapped in digital space by a rogue AI. In order to rescue his son, LeBron teams up with Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and the rest of the Looney Tunes gang for a high-stakes basketball game against the AI's digitized champions of the court -- a powered-up roster called the Goon Squad.
Family is a powerful theme in this film, and nowhere is the bond of family illustrated more strongly, than in the characters of LeBron James and his son, Dominic (Cedric Joe). Although he clearly loves his children, LeBron and his son, Dominic clash because while LeBron wishes his son to play basketball and focus on winning the game, Dominic’s dream is not to follow in his father’s footsteps as a basketball legend, but rather, to design video games; something his father finds ridiculous.
When an argument between father and son goes too far, Dominic is abducted by a rogue artificial intelligence named Al G. Rhythm (Don Cheadle). He tells “King James” that if he wants his son back, he must win a basketball game against the A.I's team, and furthermore, he must do so with some rather unique players: the Looney Tunes. While preparing for the game, Bugs Bunny sees LeBron writing the names of his wife and children on his shoe. When Bugs asks King James why he does this, LeBron tells him that his reason for writing the names on his shoe, is to remind him why he is really playing the game…for his family, not for the win. When LeBron and his Tune Squad are on the brink of crushing defeat, he looks at the names on his shoe again…and this is the catalyst which inspires LeBron to keep fighting these goons to save his family. And although Al G. Rhythm showers Dom with praise and affection and pretends to be the loving and devoted father that Dom has been yearning for, who supports his dreams unconditionally, in the end, I think Dom saw which father-figure genuinely loved him.
While it waxes a bit nostalgic of what other studios have done (uniting all of their characters together in one movie) this one isn't quite as epic as all the characters uniting in Avengers: Endgame…but the movie still has a sincerely heartfelt story and emotion and the classic Looney Tunes slapstick style of humor. And I will say this for the new one…I didn't feel like the characters' eyeballs were trying to eat me like they were in the original Space Jam, with all the extreme closeups they did. lol The animation has definitely improved, and I was impressed by how many different styles of animation (and how many different characters) they were able to infuse in this movie without making it seem overwhelming. Overall, I would definitely say Space Jam: A New Legacy is worth watching.
© 2021 Keriane Kellogg. All rights reserved.
Director: Malcolm D. Lee
Cast: LeBron James, Cedric Joe, Eric Bauza, Zendaya, Sonequa Martin-Green, Don Cheadle
Superstar LeBron James and his young son, Dom, get trapped in digital space by a rogue AI. In order to rescue his son, LeBron teams up with Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and the rest of the Looney Tunes gang for a high-stakes basketball game against the AI's digitized champions of the court -- a powered-up roster called the Goon Squad.
Family is a powerful theme in this film, and nowhere is the bond of family illustrated more strongly, than in the characters of LeBron James and his son, Dominic (Cedric Joe). Although he clearly loves his children, LeBron and his son, Dominic clash because while LeBron wishes his son to play basketball and focus on winning the game, Dominic’s dream is not to follow in his father’s footsteps as a basketball legend, but rather, to design video games; something his father finds ridiculous.
When an argument between father and son goes too far, Dominic is abducted by a rogue artificial intelligence named Al G. Rhythm (Don Cheadle). He tells “King James” that if he wants his son back, he must win a basketball game against the A.I's team, and furthermore, he must do so with some rather unique players: the Looney Tunes. While preparing for the game, Bugs Bunny sees LeBron writing the names of his wife and children on his shoe. When Bugs asks King James why he does this, LeBron tells him that his reason for writing the names on his shoe, is to remind him why he is really playing the game…for his family, not for the win. When LeBron and his Tune Squad are on the brink of crushing defeat, he looks at the names on his shoe again…and this is the catalyst which inspires LeBron to keep fighting these goons to save his family. And although Al G. Rhythm showers Dom with praise and affection and pretends to be the loving and devoted father that Dom has been yearning for, who supports his dreams unconditionally, in the end, I think Dom saw which father-figure genuinely loved him.
While it waxes a bit nostalgic of what other studios have done (uniting all of their characters together in one movie) this one isn't quite as epic as all the characters uniting in Avengers: Endgame…but the movie still has a sincerely heartfelt story and emotion and the classic Looney Tunes slapstick style of humor. And I will say this for the new one…I didn't feel like the characters' eyeballs were trying to eat me like they were in the original Space Jam, with all the extreme closeups they did. lol The animation has definitely improved, and I was impressed by how many different styles of animation (and how many different characters) they were able to infuse in this movie without making it seem overwhelming. Overall, I would definitely say Space Jam: A New Legacy is worth watching.
© 2021 Keriane Kellogg. All rights reserved.