Trolls Dolls.

Hi all, my sister and me went for Trolls this Friday.  I was not much of a fan of animated films, but my sister always forced me that lets go watch this film or that one, and I used to be like why are you obsessed with animated films? She gave me the perfect answer, For her these films not only made her relive her childhood but took her to the whole new world which we know is non-existential but still teaches us few of the most important life lessons of imagination, happiness and togetherness. And not to forget those characters they create, just gives us an insight about how creative one can get, from creating hairstyle to character name to their voices to some super cool houses they live in, as soon as we see all of it we secretly wish we were part of that world.

My Trolls Doll- Red Riding hood version.

Trolls were anyways a special film for us, as we as kids had gotten a chance to play with those wide-eyed dolls created by Thomas Dam. Earlier when we were kids we didn’t have those fancy toy stores like Hamleys or other big toy stores in India, which is literally every child’s dream, but my aunt surely gave us glimpses of those toy stores, she always sent us some cool dolls and toys, one of which was the troll doll. How much we have combed that yellow hair don't even have the count of it. The film surely gave a taste of nostalgia.

Trolls come from the Dreamworks team as Shrek and Alvin and the Chipmunks. The film is about two worlds, one of trolls who are tiny, super happy, fun, chirpy, giving hugs and lovable, but the other world has Bergens who are bad and oversized and sad in life. But according to a myth created, Bergens can be happy for a short while if they eat Trolls.

 The journey of Princess Poppy and her friend Branch begins to save the tribe of trolls. Their journey is surely a sight to watch with all the imaginary creatures created, when they finally make to Bergen’s town they come across the King Gristle and scullery maid Bridget, my favourite character. After all the trial and errors, efforts to spread happiness and finally getting rid of that evil chef they manage to live in peace.

In animated films, the list of technical departments is completely different. From character developer to voice development there are so many different stages to build each character. Mike Mitchell and Walt Dohrn have directed the film. Famous artists have dubbed voices for these cute tiny creatures and also baddies. Here is the list of the primary cast:

1.     Poppy- Anna Kendick

2.     Branch- Justin Timberlake

3.     Bridget- Zooey Deschanel

4.     King Gristle- Christopher Mintz Plasse

5.     Chef- Christine Baranski

The soundtrack of the film was not so exciting, and the journey covered new creatures but it gets a bit dabbed when we see love moments of Branch and Poppy. Loved the beautiful colors in the film, and that expandable hair in the most beautiful colors from Pink to orange to unicorn shades made me want all of them. The Sparkle Troll was my favourite, spreading sparkles all around. The trolls were seen wearing simple and adorable frocks and colorful striped shorts. Poppy’s floral headbands to other troll’s colorful rubber bands were surely noticeable accessories on that colorful hairstyle. 

Scullery maid Bridget’s revamped look in that retro jumpsuit and that multicolored long tresses was too cool, and the best part is when she skates around with the king.

There are surely certain moments that make you laugh and then a few moments that make you go aww. The film gives a very short and sweet message of Just be yourself. I am sure kids are already enjoying the film in the theatre and parents of course are around them. But guys if you’ll miss your childhood days and want to share some fun moments, you all can once in a while go for a fun animated film and dig in the tub of fresh caramel and cheese popcorn.

Love,

Cine Closet.