The Expression Hub

Voices by: T.J. Miller, James Corden, Anna Farris, Maya Rudolph, Patrick Stewart, Sofia Vergara

Directed by: Tony Leondis

Genre: Animated/ Comedy

” Emotions make us human . Denying them makes us beasts.”

Victoria Klein

Emotions are a medium by which we humans express ourselves. When we feel happy, we smile, we laugh , we giggle. When we feel sad we cry . When we feel angry we shout, we scream etc. It is our way of communicating how we feel. The medium of expression has found a place in the technology which we use too. Just like emotions, technology has become an integral part . When we fused the two, we initially came up with emoticons which were followed by emojis.

Thus presenting you my latest movie pick- The Emoji movie. The movie revolves around Gene, a multi expression emoji who gets sentenced to be deleted after he makes a mistake in a message his user Alex sends to his crush. He has to escape the bots who are sent to destroy him . Joining him in his escapade initially is Hi5, an emoji who is rarely used. He tells him that his ticket to freedom is a hacker known as Jailbreak. They somehow reach her. Though initially reluctant she agrees to help Gene. Is Gene able to escape from the bots or does he get destroyed? Does he reach his destination and get transformed? Or does he accept his so called malfunction as a unique quality of his? Watch the movie to find out.

The analysis: Talking about the hits and the misses of the movie-

The Hits- top class animation(that’s an obvious if you are backed by one of the topmost companies- Sony Pictures.). The characters of Hi 5 who adds a comic element to the movie and is a great buddy to the main character. The character of Gene who is shown to be timid first ; but displays his courageous and loyal side as well. Another character which was also fantastic in nature was that of Jailbreak. Her knowledge about computers is admirable which helps them navigate through the difficulties they face.Even the character of Smyler made for a very good villain according to me.

The misses– Actually, I felt only one thing amiss. That was the other emojis did not get much of their screen time. It would have been interesting to know about them as well. Maybe if sequels are planned for the movie they can try capturing the stories individually. Or maybe the stories can be made into a book.

The verdict: The movie is fun to watch . Though it can be difficult to understand the jargons for those who are not into computers or big fans of technology. But no worries you can still enjoy the movie even though you are not well versed with the terms. So do give it a watch and tell me about your experiences in the comments section.

Rating: *** stars

” To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Que: Where does Jailbreak want to reach?

a. Candy Crush

b. Just dance

c. Drop Box

d. Spotify