{"id":136642,"date":"2021-04-06T15:39:18","date_gmt":"2021-04-06T05:39:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theblurb.com.au\/wp\/?p=136642"},"modified":"2021-04-08T15:44:59","modified_gmt":"2021-04-08T05:44:59","slug":"two-by-two-overboard-movie-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theblurb.com.au\/wp\/two-by-two-overboard-movie-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Two by Two Overboard – movie review"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two by Two Overboard follows mischievous animal best friends Finny and Leah as they navigate living on Noah\u2019s Ark, with their misadventures implicating every other species during the flood.<\/p>\n

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This family-friendly sequel to the 2015 predecessor Ooops! Noah is Gone\u2026, is a left-field approach to the biblical tale as it illustrates how the animal kingdom co-operate together while stranded on the ark. Thematically, a culture clash emerges, initially amongst the herbivores and carnivores on the Ark, but also the protectionist views of Nestrian leader Patch who is unwilling to help the animals as they find land.<\/p>\n

Leah and Finny are instinctually different animals; Leah, a wily and hard-nosed Grymp whose predatory instincts reflects a fiercely independent attitude. This is heavily contrasted by the big-heartedness of Finny, whose fluffy disposition matches his generosity. This distinction complements their growth as they develop the maturity to take responsibility for their actions. In particular, when they stumble upon a Nestrian colony, Patch appears warm and caring, but her manipulative edge hoodwinks her followers into mis-trusting the animals from the ark as they arrive on her volcanic island. Here, both Leah and Finny muster up the strength to save the Nestrian colony and the animals from an erupting volcano. With this in mind, the film obliquely tackles moral messages of climate change and refugee treatment that never quite feels developed enough.<\/p>\n