Birds Like Us (2017)

This is one of the ugliest animated films I’ve ever seen, almost uglier than Antz. While I’d love computer animated films to have some variety in their aesthetic, this ain’t it. Somehow an adaptation of the Persian poem, The Conference of Birds, birds live under the canopy of a giant tree and have forgotten how to fly. They are ruled under a reign of terror and coercion by the condors. A group of random bird, including a mixed breed couple, escape to later follow a path to enlightenment. I can only think the incredible voice cast (Jeremy Irons, Alicia Vikander, Jim Broadbrent) had no idea what the film would look like or the details of the weird plot before signing on to participate.