DreamMachine Episode 27: The Croods

In this episode of DreamMachine, Patricia and Arun discuss about
the 2013 animated film The Croods. The film is about a cave
family consisting of a cave man named Grug, his wife Ugga, his
daughters Eep and Sandy, his son Thunk, and his mother Gran
traveling to a new location after a massive earthquake destroyed
their home. Along the way, they meet up with a young caveman
named Guy who is very knowledgeable about everything in the world
with Eep falling in love with him. Grug, wanting to be the main
leader of the family is threatened by Guy and tries to distance
his family away from him. While on their journey, they go through
many obstacles to try to get to a new place they can call home.
Will they make the journey in one piece or will they fall apart?
 


When the movie premiered in theaters, it made over $572 million
dollars in the box office despite mixed reviews from critics and
viewers. Some people consider The Croods to be the beginning of
the end of the golden age of DreamWorks films after over 350
people were fired when Rise of the Guardians was a failure and
the company restructured itself. Some people like the movie and
its prequel animated series on Netflix, Dawn of the Croods. What
do Patricia and Arun think of the movie? Listen and find out.