Blog:Ice Age: It’s a Wonderful Mammoth: The Final Chapter (FAKE)

'''Note: Since this is a fake film, it should not be taken seriously. This is just an article of a sixth Ice Age film that would try to return with the deep and melancholy tone of dramedy of the first film'''

Ice Age: It’s a Wonderful Mammoth: The Final Chapter (previously promoted as Ice Age: The Final Chapter) is a 2019 American computer-animated comedy film produced by Blue Sky Studios and distributed by 20th Century Fox. It is the sixth and final installment in the Ice Age film series and the sequel to mh:awfulmovies:Ice Age: Collision Course. It opened in cinemas in the United States in July 22, 2019.

Premise
Tired of being ignored by the herd, Manny feels alone and wishes he never met Sid and Diego. After a disaster that destroys his home, Manny wakes up in the future, in the year 2032 AC (2032 After Christ), where he wakes up in a zoo called Prehistory Park, where he meets versions of Sid and Diego who do not remember the adventures that had previously. However, with Steve, who is actually Soto's brother, wanting revenge, Manny, Sid and Diego need to rescue the rest of the herd, with the help of someone that united this trio in the first adventure they had in 20,000 BC (20,000 Before Christ).

Plot
Desperate to get revenge against a tribe of humans, Soto, seeing that his brother named Steve, had his family murdered by a tribe of humans, decided to create an evil gang of saber-toothed tigers to make Steve be happy and take revenge against humans. Steve is waiting for Soto to bring a human baby for him to eat, but Fast Tony reports to Steve, saying that Soto was killed and that a mammoth, a sloth and a traitorous saber-toothed tiger returned the baby to the humans. At present, Steve is tearing up cave paintings of a cave that shows the whole story of Manny, Sid and Diego from the day Manny and Sid met until the day Manny had a daughter named Peaches. Regretting Soto's failure to fail to kill the human baby. After being seen vandalizing the cave paintings, Steve is expelled. Seeking revenge against Manny for inadvertently ruining Soto's plans, Steve wishes something bad to happen to the heir that makes Manny feel what Steve felt. It is also shown that Steve is forming an army of villains harmed by Manny who are still alive, such as Oscar, Zeke, Lenny, the Dodos, Cretaceous, Maelstrom, Vultures and Rudy. Next, Manny and his new life are shown alongside Ellie, who now has a grandson named Artie; Sid, who now works in the cave showing the mammals the rock paintings that show the adventures that Manny had previously, making Manny a celebrity; Diego, who is now trying to teach carnivores to stop eating meat; Buck lives adventures with Crash and Eddie along with Rudy, Momma Dino and the Young Dinos (who are actually Baby Dinos, only at the age of 22); and Peaches has a son named Artie. However, with all this, Manny feels that the pack is no longer the same, as everyone has followed a path, he thinks that the pack is no longer the same as before, which makes him miss the time in that they had adventures together, and nowadays, the only ones who talk to Manny are Fast Tony and Steve, who pretends to be friends with Manny. Manny tells Steve that he misses the adventures he and the gang had, which causes on Artie's birthday Manny asks Steve to cause a fuss and cause an adventure, but it all ends in disaster, and Steve nearly kills Artie on purpose. Artie gets as a gift the necklace Runar (Roshan's father) gave to Manny when he returned Roshan to the humans, which makes Manny angry. Manny argues with Ellie and says he misses when they had adventures as a pack and wants to relive, which makes Ellie sad. On the same day, Scrat and Scratte, who now have a son (as seen in the Scrat Tails shorts) meet and cause a catastrophe that causes Manny to be cut off from the rest of the pack and frozen. He wakes up unfrozen in the 21st century AD (After Christ) and becomes the attraction of Prehistory Park, where he sees Sid, who doesn't remember him or anything from the previous movies and lives again like the lone sloth in the first movie. Manny sees Steve who explains that they were all frozen after the catastrophe caused by Scrat, Scratte and their son, and that he is Soto's brother who has always sought revenge on Manny. In this scene, Manny destroys everything and he and Sid escape. Then there would be a scene similar to Shrek Forever After: The Final Chapter (2010) in which Manny would try to convince Sid to be his friend and sing songs (those songs would be the same as in Ice Age 2: The Meltdown (2006)), and Sid still avoids it, but he doesn't run away from Manny (because then it would be a total plagiarism of the scene in Shrek Forever: The Final Chapter (2010)), he just walks away and goes to find food, leaving Manny alone, who sees he has the necklace that Runar (the father of Roshan (the human baby from the first movie) and leader of the human tribe from the first movie) gave him at the end of the first movie when he and Sid returned the Roshan (the baby) from the first movie) to him and the tribe of humans at the end of the first movie, which makes Sid offer his food to Manny, who talks about the two families he had (the first that was killed by the humans and the second family that he lost and that he thinks has died), and he talks to Sid about the fact that he was and bored and that he already knew Steve. Sid, being the same caring, kind and good friend from the second film, promises he'll help him look for Diego, Light Tony, Crash, Eddie, Ellie, Buck, Peaches and Artie. However, they would be attacked by the tribe of humans from the first and the tribe of sloths from the second film, who became one tribe and tried to kill Manny and Sid, who just wouldn't become food for the humans (who are led by the friend of the deceased Roshan's father) and sloths (the same ones in the second movie who called Sid the Fire King), as they would be saved by Roshan (the human baby from the first movie) who would prevent them from becoming food when seeing the necklace that the father from him, which makes him realize that Manny and Sid are the mammoth and sloth who gave him back to his late father. Manny doesn't recognize it right away, but later realizes that Roshan is the baby he and Sid returned in the first movie. Roshan separates himself from the other humans and leaves the other humans alone led by his father's friend to go to help Manny and Sid find the rest of the pack. Meanwhile, Diego is unfrozen and Steve, knowing that Diego doesn't remember anything from the previous movies, manipulates him into helping him get revenge against Manny. Diego would then go back to being evil and be the same Diego from the first movie (actually, the Diego from this sixth movie would have a character arc more like Shira from the fourth movie than Diego from the first movie, and he would be a lot more like Shira in the fourth movie than Diego in the first movie) and Manny tried to befriend him and get him to side with him, even though he knew he went back to working for Sabertooth Tigers in the first. movie and that he doesn't remember him or Sid or Roshan or any adventures from the previous movies (Diego in this sixth movie would be much more like Shira in the fourth movie, where Diego knew that Shira was no good and that she was part of Captain Gutt's Pirate tribe, but she made Shira all right and convinced her to join the pack. Think about it, but replace Diego with Manny, Shira with Diego, the Pirates with Sabretooth Tigers, and Captain Gutt by Steve). The movie would then be Manny, Sid (who doesn't remember anything about the the previous movies and back to being a lonely sloth again), Roshan and Diego (who remembers nothing from the previous movies and back to being evil again) on a journey to find Tony Swift, Crash, Eddie, Ellie, Amora and Artie, and we would see Manny, Sid and Diego again with that same chemistry and trio relationship they had in the first movie (the one where they met and returned Roshan to humans), in the beginning of the second movie (before they met the Crash, Eddie and Blackberry) and in the fourth film (when they had a second adventure as a trio after being separated from the rest of the gang because of the Continental Drift), only with Roshan along with them, but Manny, Sid and Diego would have the chemistry of the first film. On the journey, they would face characters from the first three movies, such as Carl and Frank (the prehistoric rhinos from the first movie who were pissed off at Sid in the first movie for trying to eat his dandelion), the Dodos from the first movie, the Vultures from the second movie, the sea creatures from the second movie, the Baby Dinos from the third movie (who would already be grown up and would try to kill Manny, Sid, Diego and Roshan to eat them in one scene, but would be saved by Mama Dino who would save their four lives for remembering Manny, Sid and Diego and knowing Roshan is on their side. Diego would be good again thanks to Manny, Sid would remember the previous films and in the end they would find the rest of the gang, arrested by Steve who also captured Roshan. Manny, Sid and Diego plan a plan to rescue the gang. Manny would turn himself in and find the rest of the gang in chains, and meanwhile, Sid and Diego (cheating on Steve) and Manny (who is in jail) argue further and Sid says he's going to call acquaintances to save Manny and Roshan, and then there's a Final battle in which Steve announces that Rudy is going to kill Manny, as Manny made a deal with Steve to set Tony Light, Crash, Eddie, Ellie, Amora, Buck and Artie free, according to the plan he came up with with Sid and Diego, but Roshan is not released. Then the final battle would take place: Manny, Sid, Diego, Roshan and Buck would fight Rudy, while the Humans Homo Neandertalensis from the first film, Fast Tony, Crash, Eddie, Ellie, the Sloths from the second movie, Baby Dinos (now grown up), Mama Dino, Buck and Peaches fight against Carl, Frank, Sabertooth Tigers from the first film, the Dodos from the first film, the Vultures from the second film, and the sea creatures from the second film. And in this scene we see even more the chemistry of Manny, Sid and Diego as a trio (in the same vibe as the first movie, the beginning of the second movie before they met Crash, Eddie and Ellie, and also the fourth movie). In the end Artie is about to be devoured, but Manny saves his life and Steve is caught by Mama Dino. Manny, Sid and Diego come back injured and Roshan tries to take them away, Manny before resting, presents Roshan with the necklace that Runar (Roshan's father) gave to him and Sid when they both returned Roshan to Runar. Manny, Sid and Diego close their eyes and they appear to have died. Months later, Manny, Sid and Diego return and Roshan has another reunion with them, ending the saga, and Manny discovers that the best thing in his life is the gang, because the gang gave him a new home and a new family. And there is a dialogue that concludes the saga with a golden key. Manny: I thought it was all over when I lost my family, but I realize I've gained a new one since I met Sid, Pinky (remember Manny called Roshan as Pinky in the first film), Diego, Crash, Eddie, Ellie, Buck, Peaches and Artie. I realize that my life is just beginning, but that I already have everything I ever needed Scrat, Scratte and their son appear in the scene, indicating that the three of them are now part of the pack, and the film ends with Manny, Sid, Diego and Roshan hugging and The End, representing the end of this franchise.

Cast
Ray Romano as Manny, a woolly mammoth, leader of the Herd, Ellie's mate, Peaches's father and Artie’s grandfather.

John Leguizamo as Sid, a ground sloth and the founder of the Herd and best friend of Manny and Diego.

Denis Leary as Diego, a saber-toothed tiger and a member of the Herd, as well as Shira's mate and the best friend of Manny and Sid.

Queen Latifah as Ellie, a female woolly mammoth – Manny's mate, Peaches' mother, Arties’s grandmother and Crash and Eddie's adoptive sister.

Idris Elba as Steve, a brother of Soto who wants to avenge Soto after the death of his brother. Steve leads a group of villains made up of Oscar, Zeke, Lenny, Cretaceous, Maelstrom and Rudy.

Tom Holland as Roshan. A homo neanderthal human who was saved by Manny, Sid and Diego when he was a baby. He returns now to help Manny to save the world.

Alan Tudky as Lenny, a saber-toothed tiger and one of Soto's subordinates.

Simon Pegg as Buck, a one-eyed weasel and a dinosaur hunter.

Seann William Scott and Josh Peck as Crash and Eddie, two opossums and the adoptive brothers of Ellie.

Keke Palmer as Peaches, a young female woolly mammoth – daughter of Manny and Ellie and mate of Phill.

Goran Višnjić as Soto, a saber-toothed tiger and Diego's former pack leader.

Jack Black as Zeke, a saber-toothed tiger and one of Soto's subordinates.

Diedrich Bader as Oscar, a saber-toothed tiger and one of Soto's subordinates.

Cedric the Entertainer as Carl, an Embolotherium and Frank's close friend.

Stephen Root as Frank, a Brontops and Carl's close friend.

John Malkovich as the Sir. Leader, a bad vulture.

Jacob Tremblay as Artie, Manny’s grandson and the the son of Peaches and Julian (who doesn’t appear or is mentioned)

Frank Welker as Cretaceous and Maelstrom, an ichthyosaur and pliosaur, respectively; Rudy, a gigantic albino Baryonyx and Buck's arch-nemesis, and Momma Dino, a female golden Tyrannosaurus Rex who is the mother of the three Young Dinos. Welker also voices an Ankylosaurus, as well as several pterosaurs.

Carlos Saldanha as Egbert, Yoko and Shelly, more known as the Young Dinos who were the Baby Dinos before.

Jay Leno as Fast Tony, a male armadillo that attempted to sell other animals items in exchange for food.

Josh Gad as Louis the Hedgehog the best friend of Peaches and he appears in one scene as a cameo and he doesn’t speak any word.

Why it Rocks

 * 1) A big improvement over mh:awfulmovies:Ice Age: Continental Drift and mh:awfulmovies:Ice Age: Collision Course and a genuine effort to return to the roots of the first film after the poor reception of all the sequels from the critics and the poor reception of mh:awfulmovies:Ice Age: Collision Course from the audience.
 * 2) Great animation that is an improvement over the previous five films, and what helps is that it isn't as over-the-top as in mh:awfulmovies:Ice Age: Collision Course and it is more like the animation from the fourth film.
 * 3) The scene where Manny tries to look cool, cool and funny to Artie's friends, but failing, is a metaphor for the bad reputation that mh:awfulmovies:Ice Age: Collision Course has caused in the franchise: illogical, dizzy, childish, loud, noisy and dull.
 * 4) Emotional and heartbreaking moments, notably when Manny cries for the only time in the series upon discovering he had brought the necklace once given to him by the humans as a gift for returning the baby Roshan to them, a symbol of everything he had lost, as well as Manny's final moments with Roshan before his death and he says goodbye and thanks to Roshan.
 * 5) Steve is a great and an interesting villain. In addition to the voice of Idris Elba to fit a lot with the character, he is the one who has the best motivation to want to kill Manny. Many consider him to be the best villain in the franchise.
 * 6) Great soundtrack made by David Newman.
 * 7) This film abandoned the light-hearted tone of mh:greatestmovies:Ice Age: The Meltdown, mh:greatestmovies:Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, mh:awfulmovies:Ice Age: Continental Drift and mh:awfulmovies:Ice Age: Collision Course and brought back the deep and melancholic dramedy tone from the first film.
 * 8) The main characters of the first 5 films return to be friendly and likeable, and Manny and Sid return to be as they were in the first 3 films before being flandered in the 4th film.
 * 9) Having this movie be somewhat darker than the previous five films is an admirable move on the filmmakers' part.
 * 10) Great call-backs to the character's dynamics from the first film.
 * 11) *Once again, Sid becomes Manny’s friend after be saved by Manny from Carl and Frank.
 * 12) *Diego started as an evil tiger who wanted to eat Roshan and became a good tiger and one of the Manny’s friends.
 * 13) The trio dynamic of Manny, Sid and Diego that was present in the first film is back in this sixth film.
 * 14) Artie is cute.
 * 15) Decent voice cast, thanks to Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Dennis Leary and Chris Wedge for reprising their roles after the first 5 films.
 * 16) It delivers an excellent message, explaining how, "You only get one chance in life and you have to be grateful for what you have".
 * 17) That film ended Manny’s character arc with a golden key. Starting as a grumpy mammoth, depressed and lonely that wins friends and forgive humans in the first film, he becomes leader-looking mammoth who gets a new wife in the second film, win a daughter and form a new family in the third film and this sixth film he realizes how valuable is what he has achieved.
 * 18) Seeing adult Roshan reuniting with Manny, Sid and Diego is emotional for fans of the first film.
 * 19) It tried to correct the errors of mh:awfulmovies:Ice Age: Collision Course and it feels like an Ice Age film.
 * 20) *The film does not try to be cool to please the public of the years 2010; this is especially clear by not using references dated to popular culture of the years 2010, Crash and Eddie never repeatedly mention the word "hashtag", and never make jokes with social networks or profile pictures.
 * 21) *The animation isn't as over-the-top as in mh:awfulmovies:Ice Age: Collision Course.
 * 22) *It does not use cartoon humor from the fifth film and the only character that makes this type of humor is Scrat
 * 23) *Do not use cartoon sound effects out of place throughout the movie
 * 24) *Scrat loses its nut at the end, as in the first 4 films.
 * 25) The final credits showing scenes from the first 5 films, but in the form of rock paintings, while playing Send on my Way, is nostalgic for those who grew up watching the franchise.
 * 26) The final battle between prehistoric creatures against the army of Steve, while Manny, Sid, Diego, Roshan fight against Rudy, is exciting, especially with more call-backs and references to the first film. Although it is similar to the final battle of Avengers: Endgame and the final battle of Shrek Forever After: The Final Chapter.
 * 27) It is a nice send-off to the Ice Age franchise, although a live-action remake of the first film is now in production.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) It rehases elements from the first film and fourth film as well as elements from Jurassic Park, Shrek, The Day After Tomorrow, Shrek Forever After: The Final Chapter and Jurassic World.
 * 2) The film is a little rushed, especially considering how many people think the entire Prehistory Park setting and the 2032 futuristic setting could have been more explored had it not been for the short run time of the film.
 * 3) False Advertisement: Marketing implied that much of the film would take place inside Prehistory Park. However, the entire film takes place outside Prehistory Park and shows Manny, Sid, Diego and Roshan venturing into forests and cities in the year 2032 in a post-apocalyptic scenario.
 * 4) It totally ignores the events of the fourth film and the events of the fifth film. Shira, Granny, Julian, Shangri Ilhama, Brooke and all the characters of the fourth film and the fifth film no longer seeming to even exist anymore and they are never mentioned.
 * 5) Some attempts at humor are nonsense and with cruel jokes, like a scene where Steve eats a moose alive.

Reception
Ice Age: It's a Wonderful Mammoth: The Final Chapter, had mixed or negative reviews from critics and the audience, with 58% approval on Rotten Tomatoes and 6.2 / 10 on IMDB, with the consent of "although it is an improvement in relation to previous films, Ice Age: It's a Wonderful Mammoth: The Final Chapter has a cliché story that has been best told before ". However, many are enjoying this film better, seeing that it was an attempt to return with the tone of the first film and conclude the franchise in a decent way. Many even disregard mh:awfulmovies:Ice Age: Continental Drift and mh:awfulmovies:Ice Age: Collision Course from existence and consider Ice Age: It's a Wonderful Mammoth: The Final Chapter as the true fourth film in the franchise.

Trivia

 * 1) Many of the characters from the previous five films appear in the end credits; this is similar to in the credits of Shrek Forever After: The Final Chapter (2010)
 * 2) The idea of Manny, Sid and Diego being frozen and then being thawed these days would originally be the story for the fourth film, but was dropped from the fourth film and reused in the sixth film.
 * 3) Originally, the film would have a completely different story. It would be called Ice Age: The Wrath of Captain Nak and the story would focus on Captain Gutt's brother, called Captain Nak, kidnapping Manny, Sid and Diego, which would motivate Ellie, Brooke and Shira to come together to rescue Manny, Sid and Diego, and in the middle of the journey they would meet Roshan. However, this story was discarded for reasons.