Teenager Yi (Chloe Bennet) works odd jobs to save for travel across China. One night, she finds a Yeti on the roof of her apartment building. It's a mythical creature from the Himalayas who escaped from obsessed collector Mr. Burnish (Eddie Izzard) and his underling Dr. Zara (Sarah Paulson). Yi and her friends, Peng and cousin Jin, name the Yeti, Everest. They help Everest escape from Burnish back to its home on top of Mount Everest.
This animated movie is a co-production between DreamWorks and the Chinese Pearl Studio. It's one of the best marriage of west and east. It has the story telling styles of the west with its animation skills plus the story elements of the new China. Yi is a classic Disney heroine. Peng and Jin are classic sidekicks. The Yeti is basically E.T. It's a rock solid animated family film. I do have a few minor issues. Not in any order, the title is a bit clunky. Abominable is a mouthful. I always liked Yeti. Yeti is a fun word and it rolls off the tongue. Second, I didn't realize that Yi's home is Shanghai. I'm no expert but I do know a few landmarks. It's helpful to give a name to her home and the start of the movie. It helps to ground the movie in more solid footing. Next, Everest's powers are nebulous. I like the explanation that he talks to nature but it is so vast that he seems to be able to do anything which makes one wonder why he doesn't do everything right from the start. My solution would be that he is too weak at the beginning due to the warmer weather. He does seem to grow his powers after getting out of Shanghai. Some of the explanation can be inferred but it would be better to be more specific. Finally, Burnish's redemption arc is a little problematic. He starts out too much like a supervillain. I think a greedy Ebenezer would work better for this character arc. Most of these are minor issues. The main takeaway is that this is a good movie.
This animated movie is a co-production between DreamWorks and the Chinese Pearl Studio. It's one of the best marriage of west and east. It has the story telling styles of the west with its animation skills plus the story elements of the new China. Yi is a classic Disney heroine. Peng and Jin are classic sidekicks. The Yeti is basically E.T. It's a rock solid animated family film. I do have a few minor issues. Not in any order, the title is a bit clunky. Abominable is a mouthful. I always liked Yeti. Yeti is a fun word and it rolls off the tongue. Second, I didn't realize that Yi's home is Shanghai. I'm no expert but I do know a few landmarks. It's helpful to give a name to her home and the start of the movie. It helps to ground the movie in more solid footing. Next, Everest's powers are nebulous. I like the explanation that he talks to nature but it is so vast that he seems to be able to do anything which makes one wonder why he doesn't do everything right from the start. My solution would be that he is too weak at the beginning due to the warmer weather. He does seem to grow his powers after getting out of Shanghai. Some of the explanation can be inferred but it would be better to be more specific. Finally, Burnish's redemption arc is a little problematic. He starts out too much like a supervillain. I think a greedy Ebenezer would work better for this character arc. Most of these are minor issues. The main takeaway is that this is a good movie.