"Onward" Movie Review

Another great family movie that kept me on my seat. With a great voice cast too, in short, it wasn't just Spiderman's voice and acting that blew me away. The environment is very medieval and any Dungeons & Dragons player would probably find a lot of delight in the film too since there are multiple references. The dragons, unicorns, and wizard like spells already show just how action packed this movie is from the start with the main characters not even being human in general.

What makes this a great family movie is the father-son, brother-brother, and mother-sons relationships that are constantly built throughout the whole movie. It also adds to more family fun as many of us can relate to family shenanigans of being embarrassed by our parents or older siblings at school. I haven't seen this much magic and animation since Harry Potter but that's a completely different story.

Personally, I found myself coming out of this movie very humbled and thankful that I have a brother, father, and mother. I realized just how close my brother and I truly are and how he in a sense taught me a lot and helped me grow too similar to our favorite two brothers in the story. The goal of finding their Dad to spend even just one day taught me to treasure any time I spend with mine. As a graduate student, I don't really see my Dad much except through voice call so this movie really reminded me to be thankful for all of that.

Overall, there is a lot of joy that can be found in this movie and cringes as we see the main character learn how to be social, confident, and not afraid of what other people think and most of all to stand up for his family, specifically his brother. If you are looking for a good Disney family movie that came out in the year 2020, look no further.

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