A teenage girl infiltrates the world of the animals to save a beloved piece of land in Disney and Pixar's latest “Hoppers.” The film directed by Daniel Chong features the voices of Piper Curda, Bobby Moynihan, Jon Hamm, Meryl Streep and Dave Franco.
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Instead, this buoyant, freewheeling adventure about a spirited 19-year-old environmental activist who infiltrates the animal world in the body a robotic beaver wears its references for all to see. Sometimes it’s with a wink; Sometimes it’s more overt, like Kathy Najimy’s flustered scientist shouting, “This is nothing likeOf course, “Hoppers,” directed by Daniel Chong, is a little like “Avatar,” but who can blame her for being defensive? She’s figured out how to transport human consciousness into a robotic animal that can not only pass as a real one — in this case a beaver — but communicate with all varieties of mammals, insects and amphibians too. Is it also areference? That might be getting a little too meta, but the point is “Hoppers” is having fun with its own chaos. Najimy’s Dr. Fairfax is a relatively minor character in the world of “Hoppers,” but she, and everyone else around Beaverton , are rendered with the kind of specificity, care and goofiness that make them memorable regardless of screen time. This is an especially good thing when the supporting voice cast includes people like Meryl Streep, Sam Richardson,, Ego Nwodim and Vanessa Bayer. The last time I felt so singularly connected to the ensemble of a Pixar movie wasThe hero at the heart of “Hoppers,” Mabel Tanaka , is actually a kind of spiritual sister to “Luca’s” Giulia Marcovaldo — impassioned and a bit of an outcast because of it. Mabel’s focus has always been animals: She was the kid who tried to free the pets in her elementary school . As a young adult, she’s the one who shows up on the mayor’s lawn to debate. When Mayor Jerry comes to tear down a particularly sentimental spot, the glade, in the name of finishing a highway overpass that will save his constituents four minutes on their commutes, she goes full terminator in her mission to save it — or, you know, as much as a 19-year-old in the body of a mechanical beaver can. As a beaver, Mabel forms a friendship with King George , an optimistic, 80s-music loving beaver who oversees a superdam for all the displaced wildlife. The various species live in relative harmony and peace but still abide by dryly practical “pond rules” like “when you’ve gotta eat, eat.” Her gung-ho, apologize later attitude has some positive effects. It also gets her and her new friends in over their heads when she inadvertently incites a war. For a PG-rated Pixar movie, the stakes get rather, uh, real. It is worth remembering that time in “Toy Story 3” where Woody and his pals seemed prepared for imminent incineration. This is decidedly tamer. Don’t think too hard about how “Hoppers” gets you from a little tale about a girl trying to save a patch of land to a truly helter-skelter third act involving a flying assassin shark, a Machiavellian insect prince and more body swapping than “Freakier Friday.” Just enjoy the adorable and slightly manic ride., “Hoppers” might still feel fairly distant from the heights of peak Pixar; It’s also a big, joyful leap in the right direction. “Hoppers,” a Walt Disney Co. release in theaters Friday, is rated PG by the Motion Picture Association for “some scary images, mild language and action/peril.” Running time: 105 minutes. Three and a half stars out of four.
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