We’ve seen The Croods at least three times in a bunch of Family Movie Nights… So often I barely remember other animated films. The Croods holds beachfront real estate in my brain. All other residents died of the common cold…
My girl laughs *uncontrollably* throughout the entire film.
The Croods are a family of, presumably, Neanderthals (or some other pre-Homosapien hominid… I’m not sure it matters.) The Crood family lives in constant fear of anything new or different, snug in a cave, leaving only to dine on the rare bird’s egg or edible bug. This bunker mentality is necessary. Their environment is purpose built to kill them. As Eep, voiced by Emma Stone, outlines in the 10 minutes of exposition at the top of the film, each of the neighboring families have been killed by animals, plants, or viruses. The Croods are the sole survivors; they face extinction every minute of every day.
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