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Hello Cinephiles,
Today we’re talking about the 2020 movie Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe.
Story
The story was very well crafted to appeal to both old and new fans. It’s set in the middle-ish of the series and managed to balance character growth without affecting continuity. The humour is the wonderful mix of absurd and heartwarming that we come to expect from Phineas and Ferb. For a movie that has “Against the Universe” in the title, it didn’t feel quite as epic as it could have, more like a really long episode.
Score: 0.5
Characters
These are all the stock P&F characters – there’s little really new. I enjoyed the Isabella vs Doof and the development for Candace is pretty good, but being stuck in the middle means nothing too big or important could happen. (They can’t really wipe their memory again.)
Score: 0.5
Dialogue
This is the distilled power of writers who know their characters and world extremely well, but haven’t lost the love of them. The jokes are sharp and quick. There’s a lot to love from a canoe, to the absurd idea that the aliens explode, to a specific funny noise.
Score: 1
Visuals and music
Beautifully animated, if in a simple style, and fantastic music. The animators know how to use camera angles better than most directors.
The songs are peak P&F and absolutely awesome.
Score: 1
Fun
This series has been around for 13 years and the writers have only improved. It’s a fitting continuation to the show. I laughed and my daughter was glued to the screen.
Score: 1
Overall
A wonderful movie for old fans and great introduction to the show. It’s fun and funny, worth seeing but doesn’t really add anything new.
Final Score: 4 stars out of 5