Review: The Emoji Movie




Writer-director extraordinarie Tony Leondis, known for his work on direct-to-video classics such as ‘Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch has a Glitch’ and ‘Kronk’s New Groove’ took the helm for this, his first widely released film. While watching this film, I would not be surprised if you drew parallels to animation greats such as Walt Disney, for they do share many similar flairs for filmmaking. For example both Leondis and Disney have an innate ability to craft a enchanting story, immersing the viewer in their fantasy world. Disney took inspiration from fairytales. Leondis’ fairytale was Toy Story, a centuries old tale that modern children couldn’t relate to anymore, so he adapted it for the 21st century toy, the emoji.





Whether you 🙂 it or 😦 it there will certainly be a sequel, simply because any animation about small and yellow people is a sure fire hit with children. Perhaps we will get a walkthrough on how to buy something on eBay or Amazon with daddy’s credit card while the XD emoji dual wields Mountain Dew branded fidget spinners. We can only wait and see.