Director: Kim Hagen Jensen, Tonni Zinck
Writer: Soren Grinderslev Hansen (Screenplay) Kim Hagen Jensen (Original Idea)
Starring: (Voice Talents) Robyn Dempsey, Emma Jenkins, Luke Griffin, Tom Hale, Karen Ardiff, Brendan McDonald
Plot: It centers on Minna, a young girl who misuses her newfound ability to create and control other people’s dreams to teach her bothersome stepsister a lesson.
Runtime: 1 Hour 21 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Verdict: Fun Animation
Story: Dreambuilders starts as Minna and young girl and her father John are trying to remain close in life, with their third member being a hamster called Viggo Mortensen, only John is about to let his new girlfriend Helene and her daughter Jenny a social media addict, who only cares about herself, hates everything about the home.
While Minna is more understandable about what is happening, putting her happy hat on, her limits do get pushed by Jenny’s behavior. That night Minna accidentally ends up inside a dream factor, where she learns how dreams are made, using this to her advantage to live the life she wants.
Thoughts on Dreambuilders
Characters – Minna is a young girl that lives with her father and pet hamster, they have a close relationship until a new potential stepmom and stepsister move in, she does try to be positive about the changes, until she finds herself caught in the development of dreams, deciding to use them to try and control her stepsister, seeing her own perfect life start to spiral out of control. Jenny is the new stepsister, a social media addict that is glued to her screen and isn’t afraid to be honest with anyone she doesn’t like, she makes Minna’s life difficult shattering the peace she is used to, she does have a reason for acting out, but she doesn’t make it easy for anyone else to be around. John is Minna’s father that has always wanted to do the best thing for his daughter, he does also want to move on with his life, with this latest chapter about to begin. Gaff is the dreambuilder that has been working on Minna’s dreams for years, he reluctantly helps her try to fix her life, finding himself making the same mistakes someone he once admires make.
Story – The story here follows a young girl that must deal with a sudden change to her life, when her father’s new girlfriend and daughter move in and she learns she can change dreams, to try and make her life get back to how she wants it, learning how difficult this will be. We do get a big life lesson in this film, learn the truth about people before judging them, talk, communicate and you can learn to build on the differences, add in the idea that change is coming in life and you can’t do anything about it, we get the important life lessons across film. The dream side of everything is also entertaining, giving us elements of Monster’s Inc, which is entertaining to see.
Comedy/Family – The comedy doesn’t hit as hard as it wants to, but the family theme is the highlight of the film.
Settings – The film uses the home setting to show how difficult change can be, along with the imaginative dream world, where the dreams are built, which gives us a factor feeling and shows a creative side to the film.
Animation – The animation in the film looks beautiful, with how different environments are created through the film.
Scene of the Movie – The rescue.
That Moment That Annoyed Me – It seems strange that a parent would just move a new family into the home without the daughter meeting them first.
Final Thoughts – This is a delightful animation that is filled with heart, teaching about acceptance of other people and learning how to adapt to change.
Overall: Delightful.
Signature Entertainment presents Dreambuilders in Cinemas nationwide July 4th
