5 Must Watch Animation Movies

by Frederick Akinola
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Animation movies can be very interesting and engaging. Animation is fun for adults and children alike. Many of them are didactic, full of life lessons and can take you on the most engaging cinema experience. Here are my top 5 animation movies in no particular order:

Coco (2017)

Coco

This Pixar animation movie tells a story set in Mexico. A young boy, Miguel wants nothing more than to play the guitar. However, due to his family’s ancestral ban on music, he is forced to hide his secret talent. Desperate to become a musician like his idol, his great-great-grandfather, Ernesto de la Cruz, Miguel winds up in the colourful, chaotic world of the Land of the Dead. The story is set on the Mexican Day of the Dead when those alive pay tribute to those who have died. Despite the theme of death, the story is nonetheless adventurous, funny, and quite emotional.

Zootopia

Zootopia cover

Disney presents a heartwarming comedy-adventure set in the modern mammal metropolis of Zootopia. The story follows Bunny Hops, a small-town rabbit who’s told that she can’t be a police officer in Zootopia. The reason is basically that there’s never been a rabbit police officer. Hops make it through police training anyway and get assigned to meter maid duty, to the relief of her carrot farmer parents. The film is hilarious, action-packed and filled with irony and surprises.

 

Toy Story

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Woody, a good-hearted cowboy doll who belongs to a young boy named Andy, sees his position as Andy’s favourite toy jeopardized when his parents buy him a Buzz Lightyear action figure. Even worse, the arrogant Buzz thinks he’s a real spaceman on a mission to return to his home planet. When Andy’s family moves to a new house, Woody and Buzz must escape the clutches of maladjusted neighbour Sid Phillips and reunite with their boy. Toy Story 1, 2 and 3 are emotional and hilarious.

Moana

Moana Disney movie

An adventurous teenager sails out on a daring mission to save her people. During her journey, Moana meets the once-mighty demigod Maui, who guides her in her quest to become a master way finder. Together they sail across the open ocean on an action-packed voyage, encountering enormous monsters and impossible odds. Along the way, Moana fulfils the ancient quest of her ancestors and discovers the one thing she always sought: her own identity.

The Lion King

This Disney animated feature follows the adventures of the young lion Simba, the heir of his father, Mufasa. Simba’s wicked uncle, Scar, plots to usurp Mufasa’s throne by luring father and son into a stampede of wildebeests. But Simba escapes, and only Mufasa is killed. Simba returns as an adult to take back his homeland from Scar with the help of his friends Timon and Pumbaa.

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