DIRECTOR: Garth Jennings VOICE CAST: Matthew McConaughey, Reese
Witherspoon, Seth MacFarlane, Scarlett Johansson, John C. Reilly, Taron Egerton, Tori Kelly SCREENWRITER: Garth Jennings PRODUCER: Chris
Meledandri, Janet Healy EDITOR: Gregory Perler MUSIC: Joby Talbot GENRE: Animation,
Musical Comedy
PRODUCTION
COMPANY: Illumination Entertainment DISTRIBUTOR: Universal Pictures COUNTRY: United States LANGUAGE: English RUNNING TIME: 110 minutes
Technical assessment:
3.5
Moral assessment: 3
CINEMA Rating: V13 with parental guidance
Buster Moon (Matthew McConaughey) has to do something
to prevent the closure of the theater house that he has inherited from his father. He thinks of hosting a singing
competition to save the theater and to use his remaining little cash as a
prize. He confides this plan to his bestfriend Eddie Noodleman (John Reilly) who is
equally supportive of the idea. But the assistant of Buster mistakenly types on
prize amount from $1000 to $100,000. This
expectedly generates interests to many aspiring singers who flock to the
audition and showcase their talents. Instead of amending the prize amount,
Buster remains optimistic and scouts for sponsors to cover up for the lacking
amount.
True to its title, Sing is a movie treat for both music
and non-music lovers. It is an entertaining animated musical comedy with “personified”
animal characters. The featured songs are a popular selection across decades,
hence may be relatable to viewers of all ages. Sing has a good narrative flow with coordinated sub plots and
complementary musical score. Likewise, dialogues are spontaneous and
meaningful. The actors behind the voices did an excellent job as demanded by the
characters’roles, especially in projecting different emotions.
There
is value in appreciation of God-given talents like singing and dancing as
projected in Sing. This serves as an inspiration
for someone who is facing financial difficulties to regain losses by opening
opportunities for others to showcase their singing talents. Along with this
noble intention in the character of Buster Moon is his determination to
continue the legacy of his father and remain optimistic amidst disappointments
and challenges. Similarly,
contestants come to join not only with their talents but with varying reasons
and aspirations. While pursuing dreams through talent
showcase is a positive action, there are portions in the movie that depict misbehavior, like stealing electricity and money, lying
to evade collectors, gender
stereotyping, and inordinate leniency to the person who commits mistakes at
work. For this reason, children below 13
years old must be guided by adults, lest they think good intentions justify
wrongdoing.
