The Peanuts Movie

The Peanuts Movie (known in some countries as Snoopy and Charlie Brown: The Peanuts Movie) is a 2015 American 3D computer-animated comedy film produced by Blue Sky Studios and distributed by 20th Century Fox, based on Charles M. Schulz's comic strip Peanuts. The film is directed by Steve Martino and written by Craig and Bryan Schulz (Schulz's son and grandson, respectively), and Cornelius Uliano, and stars the voices of Noah Schnapp as Charlie Brown and, via archival recordings, Bill Melendez as Snoopy and Woodstock. It is the fifth full-length Peanuts film, and the first feature film in 35 years.

Plot
Life always seems complicated for good ol' Charlie Brown (Noah Schnapp), the boy who always tries his best against seemingly impossible odds. When the Little Red-Haired Girl moves into his neighborhood, Charlie Brown develops a crush on her. Meanwhile, his best friend Snoopy embarks on an epic adventure in a fantasy world. As a World War I flying ace, the lovable beagle pursues his nemesis, the Red Baron, while also trying to win the heart of a beautiful poodle named Fifi (Kristin Chenoweth).

Why It's a Great Movie, Charlie Brown

 * 1) While most film adaptations don't stay true to their original source material, this film stays 100% faithful to the Charles Schulz comic strip series and the TV specials, and is very clean for critics, fans and even families to enjoy.
 * 2) Charlie Brown’s plight is heartwarming and surprisingly relatable.
 * 3) Amazingly beautiful CGI animation that captures the Charles Schulz drawing style and the animation of the TV specials very well, through a well-executed vintage 2D feel.
 * 4) Excellent voice acting from the child actors, who are actually the only voices in the entire film. It is basically the only Blue Sky Studios film with no adult actors (not counting Kristin Chenoweth, who voices Snoopy's imaginary girlfriend, Fifi).
 * 5) It used a nice "Slice of Life" storyline.
 * 6) The characters are all lovable and enjoyable, just like in the TV specials and comic strips.
 * 7) Schroeder playing the 20th Century Fox fanfare on his piano (backed with the drum part of the normal fanfare) is a great gag.
 * 8) Has good morals for children, such as to believe in yourself and never give up.
 * 9) There's a great scene where Charlie Brown realizes he signed the wrong paper at the assembly and, instead of doing what other movies do by having him lie because he loves the attention, he just comes clean, losing said attention. This works because it gives more reason why Charlie Brown is a great person at heart.
 * 10) Throughout the entire movie, there are no villains (except the Red Baron, but he only appears in Snoopy's fantasy), which makes this the only Blue Sky Studios film that doesn't include any villains.
 * 11) The film cleverly uses archival recordings of Snoopy's sounds performed by Bill Melendez.
 * 12) Instead of making Charlie Brown’s clumsiness a crutch for slapstick gags, it is the driving force of the movie, as it shows how his mistakes affect him and how just once, he needs a break from being the klutz and just wants to be accepted.
 * 13) The ending is the most sweet and heartwarming moment and was an major improvement of any Peanuts movie ending, with Charlie Brown finally getting the acceptance he yearned for, and the Little Red-Haired Girl saying that he exhibits all the qualities she admires is enough to make the viewer teary-eyed.
 * 14) A great soundtrack by Christophe Beck, especially many songs, which fits on each scenes.
 * 15) The Little Red-Haired Girl/Heather speaks for the first time in any Peanuts-related media.
 * 16) It has both the iconic theme and the famous football gag.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) While thankfully faithful to the original comics and television specials, it doesn't stray too far from the usual formula and retreads some material already seen before.
 * 2) While they're fun and a nice parallel to Charlie Brown's plight, the Red Baron sequences are pointless and rather tensionless, since the audience knows it's just in his imagination.
 * 3) Much like in the TV specials and comic strips, there are some mean-spirited moments, but at least there is less.
 * 4) Depending on your view, Snoopy is said to get too much attention.

Reception
The Peanuts Movie was met with generally positive reviews from critics and fans alike, with praise for the soundtrack, animation, voice acting, and faithfulness towards the source material. The review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes reported an 87% approval rating and an average rating of 7.06/10 based on 193 reviews, making it the highest-rated film to date produced by Blue Sky Studios. The site's consensus states: "The Peanuts Movie offers a colorful gateway into the world of its classic characters and a sweetly nostalgic – if relatively unambitious – treat for the adults who grew up with them.". On Metacritic, the film has received a weighted average score of 67 out of 100 based on 31 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". On CinemaScore, audiences gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale.

Trivia

 * The film commemorates the 65th anniversary of the comic strip and the 50th anniversary of the TV special A Charlie Brown Christmas, and was released on November 6, 2015.
 * This is the final Blue Sky Studios film to have a G rating and to be released in the 1.78:1 aspect ratio. Their final three films were rated PG and were released in the 2.40:1 aspect ratio.
 * This is the only other Blue Sky Studios film to use the variant 20th Century Fox fanfare.
 * Snoopy

Trailers
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