Film Review – The Sea Beast

After a career working with Disney Animation on some of their best films in recent memory (“Moana,” “Big Hero 6”), Chris Williams makes a move to go solo with “The Sea Beast,” bringing his veteran status to Netflix Animation for this oceanic adventure. While an original story from Williams and co-writer Nell Benjamin, the influence of “How to Train Your Dragon” is definitely felt during the viewing experience. There’s nothing wrong with that, as the DreamWorks Animation trilogy offered wonderful moviemaking and rich characters, and “The Sea Beast” gets fairly close to greatness with its inspection of a world of hunters ruled by fear and deception facing a challenge from a spirited girl beginning to see the truth behind all the lies. Williams serves up massive visuals and strange creatures, and the writing works hard to provide a metaphorical journey for the world of today, doing so with lots of excitement and sharp lessons for younger viewers on the importance of courage. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com