Friday 15 August 2014

Mr. Peabody and Sherman- A 'one of a kind' movie

We've heard of children adopting dogs, but nothing as bizarre as a dog adopting a child! This is the story of a dog, Mr. Peabody, a mastermind, who adopts a boy and takes care of him as his son. Mr. Peabody was always different and never understood the true meaning of being a dog, which was why he was never adopted at his shelter. Soon after, he sets out to search for answers in science and history, earning a degree from Harvard University and receiving a Nobel Prize for his accomplishments. After all this success, Mr. Peabody has no one to continue his legacy. This was why he decided to adopt a boy. Sherman is a naive, curious and cute boy who never had a problem believing that Mr. Peabody was his father.

Mr. Peabody had invented a time-machine, the WABAC, and took Sherman back in time to make him understand true history. On Sherman's first day at school, he gets into a fight with a girl, Penny, on whether George Washington cut a Cherry tree or not. Penny starts taunting and teasing Sherman and calls him a dog! As a reaction to the comment, he bites her! After hearing the news, Mr. Peabody rushes to the school where he encounters Ms. Grunion, a Child and Family Welfare agent who threatens to take Sherman away from Mr. Peabody. Just to settle things, Mr. Peabody calls Penny's parents over for dinner and sternly warns Sherman not to reveal the WABAC. The evening goes on fine, until Sherman interrupts their party and tells Mr. Peabody that the two of them used the time-machine and Penny was now stuck in ancient Egypt! Extremely disappointed and mortified, Mr. Peabody and Sherman set out on a time traveling journey to bring Penny home...but go through many pit-stops and meet many unpredictable people.

One of the best movies by Dreamworks, this movie teaches us that we are not family only by blood, but also by love. A very touching yet funny movie, this one hits all the check marks in my boxes!



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