The Wild Robot

Tonight, on Peacock, I finished watching “The Wild Robot,” released in 2024, while exercising and I will let everyone know what I thought about this film.

When a storm at sea removes a shipping container from a cargo ship, a large box goes on a faraway island preoccupied only animals.

Damaged and bruised but very resilient, the only thing in the box is a Rozzum 7134 android assistant, voiced by Lupita Nyong’o, that can walk, talk, gather information and help around the house. She’s made to service.

Confused about her friendly demeanor, the animals (beavers, possums, porcupines, deer, bears) see Roz as a monster and try to kill her – until accidently she falls on a nest breaking all but one goose egg.

Susan Granger said in her review, “When the abandoned gosling hatches, the baby bird imprints on dutiful Roz as she evolves into a maternal role although, as she admits, ‘I do not have the programming to be a mother’.”

Calling him Brightbill, Roz looks through her database to try to teach him basic skills – helped by Fink (Pedro Pascal), a scheming fox, and Pinktail (Catherine O’Hara), a bothered possum mother.

As Brightbill (Kit Connor) grows, Roz realizes that the time is coming for the local herd of geese to migrate and, despite Brightbill resists leaving the nest from his home and family, he, thankfully, has a Canadian goose mentor, Longneck (Bill Nighy), as he tries to follow the geese herd flying south for the winter.

There’s an important lesson here: If Roz properly does her job as a mother, her child will eventually leave.

Granger pointed out, “Written and directed by Chris Sanders (“Lilo & Stitch,” “How to Train Your Dragon”), this futuristic story of survival, parenting and community is based on a 2016 best-selling books by Peter Brown and is Oscar-nominated for Best Animation, Sound and Original Score.”

It’s obvious there will be a sequel, since “The Wild Robot” includes only the first part of a trilogy of the novels.

I had heard about this movie from my sister, I believe, but I never went to the theaters to see this. It’s a shame because I think this would have been a good theater experience. See this on Peacock because this is a good family film for everyone to see. You will love it as it has a very feel good, heartwarming feeling after watching it.

Thank you for joining in on this review tonight. Stay tuned this Friday for the continuation of “Bridget Jones Month.”