Instead, he lets the waves take over and goes with the flow of life. Chicken Joe, while dim-witted, is always relaxed and could care less about the competition. The whole film looks surprisingly beautiful for a CGI film made in 2007, with the best indicator being the ocean and every scene where the characters surf.Īll the characters all stand out from one another in their own ways. The team’s efforts to motion-capture camera operator movements just make it more authentic. However, Cody finds a mentor in Geek and friendships with Lani and Chicken Joe, who help him train for the contest throughout the rest of the film.īesides the animation, “Surf’s Up” is also unique since it’s framed as a documentary about the life of Big Z. Cody struggles with his dream due to the lack of support from his family and his penguin clan in Antarctica, only to struggle more amongst the crowds of surfers on Pen-Gu Island. His dreams started when he met the late “Big Z,” the most famous penguin surfer, before his death 10 years prior to the start of the film. In a mockumentary, 17-year-old penguin Cody Maverick from Antarctica has dreams of being a professional surfer and winning the famed “Big Z Memorial” surfing contest on Pen-Gu Island.
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But I can say that rewatching it years later as a 21-year-old, I ended the movie with more laughter and good life lessons than I remember. I only remember bits and pieces of “Surf’s Up” from when I was kid, specifically a chicken and a killer soundtrack. With the holiday season coming, what better way to spark up Christmas cheer than to talk about a beach movie!
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