{"id":40883,"date":"2023-08-31T01:25:27","date_gmt":"2023-08-31T05:25:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/?p=40883"},"modified":"2023-08-31T01:25:27","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T05:25:27","slug":"goodbye-monster-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/2023\/08\/31\/goodbye-monster-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Goodbye Monster (2022)\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Bai Ze, a healer banned for destroying an island, returns years later as he must heal a child and redeem himself.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Written by Jianming Huang, Liang Li, and Xiaoyu Wu, and directed by Jianming Huang, Goodbye Monster is a sweet, adorable story of becoming a better monster, redeeming oneself, and selflessly helping others. It\u2019s so cute and filled with monsters, it\u2019s just right for monster kids of all ages. If the kind of story that has a lesson but doesn\u2019t clubber you the head with it. It takes the story and makes it feel like more than it is, like an adventure, and like something that could have been in a film for adults and not just for kids. It\u2019s for kids, but it doesn\u2019t dumb everything down to the point that adults can\u2019t enjoy it. It\u2019s a well written film with good direction, and the result is entertaining and easy to put on as a Saturday morning cartoon for the whole family. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The characters here are adorable and well-drawn, the credits indicate visual effects artists on IMDB, but no drawing artists, so it looks like first impressions were right and it is a computer animated film. Nonetheless, it\u2019s very well done. The current WellGoUSA release of the film has a brand-new English dub which works well here, giving the characters personality. As a sub-title snob, films are usually watched in their original language with sub-titles on almost no matter what, but in the case of animation, this is something that is not necessarily needed. The dubbed to English here is done well and works well with the animation. The voices are good and feel right for the different characters. It must be kept in mind that this is a children\u2019s movie, so the voice over was clearly done with that in mind. It\u2019s perfect for the film though, so it\u2019s all good. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Here is where things are bit more limited as there is no cinematography to really speak of, but there is music, which is also just right for the film. It works with the story and characters, but it doesn\u2019t come off annoyingly sweet or too childish, helping adults be able to watch this without annoying theme songs or music that gets on the nerves. There\u2019s no Baby Shark here, but there is also no Be Our Guest. The music is good, but it\u2019s not something you\u2019ll look for to listen outside of the film.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Overall, Goodbye Monster is an excellent children\u2019s film made with adult watchers in mind. It\u2019s a solid film with sweet characters, adorable animation, and the right music to go with it. It\u2019s enjoyable and entertaining without being cloyingly sweet. It’s a great option for a kids\u2019 monster movie that everyone can watch.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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