THE SOCIAL COMMENTARY IN THE FILM

We get a lot of social commentary in this movie, with themes of escapism, consequences, memories, family, continuity across generations, isolation, rejection, fear and trauma, and, of course, innocence and imagination.

WHAT I LOVED

I had never seen this and had no idea what to expect... to the point I assumed Robin was going to be the father of the children. LOL  With that said, it was fantastic. I loved the concept. I loved the turn-taking aspects. I liked Judy the most in the film, especially her lies, but she was also somehow pretty well-rounded considering most of the script worked hard not to overly flesh out characters.

I really liked the ending when we go back to 1969 and Sarah and Alan can change things. I thought that was pretty well done, if a bit over the top - particularly saving Judy and Peter's parents.

WHAT I DIDN'T

The special effects don't totally hold up, but I enjoyed them. I did not overly care for how the entire movie works SOLELY to get to the special effects. There's a lot more that could've been done with the characters if we weren't always just setting up the next visual moment. And while I fully understand why that is, it just didn't do much for me.

FAVORITE PARTS

I loved Judy's lies. What an effective storytelling/character-building technique. I adored this so much.

I loved the one rhino running way behind the stampede, breathing heavily.

OTHER THOUGHTS

This was a great first watch. I see why it's so loved among people who watched it when it came out and kept watching it in the years since.

Shout out to Bradley Pierce, who played Peter, because he also provided the voice of Chip in Beauty and the Beast. :)