![]() ![]() ‘Bee Movie’ is an unfocused melting pot of ideas whose plot could have been spread across three different flicks. If you think my synopsis seems convoluted, you should sit through the film itself. Taking his pleas to court, Barry challenges an American industry, starts a bee revolution, and fights to free his kind from slavery. However, a visit to a local grocery store reveals a human conspiracy to enslave bees and rob them of their honey for mass consumption. His subsequent introductions lead to a quick friendship between the pair as Barry takes up residence in Vanessa’s apartment. Just as he decides it would be best to return home, a chance encounter with a kind florist named Vanessa (Renee Zellweger) convinces the small bee to break the first law of his world - don’t talk to humans. Before he knows what’s happening, a mishap with a tennis ball separates him from his squadron and sends him on a series of misadventures through the city. He instantly takes to the freedom and fresh air, losing himself in the moment. ![]() When a twist of fate gives him the opportunity to join the Jocks on a mission, Barry leaves the confines of his methodical life to discover a world of dangerous humans and vast possibilities. Benson (Seinfeld) is an average worker bee who dreams of being a part of an elite squadron of Pollen Jocks, brave risk-takers who fly pollen-gathering runs outside of the hive. So it was that I had immensely high hopes for 2007’s ‘Bee Movie,’ a DreamWorks production that pulled the “Seinfeld” namesake out of hiding.īarry A. Aside from a small role in the ‘Dilbert’ animated series, a walk-on in an episode of co-creator Larry David’s ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm,’ and an appearance on ’30 Rock’ last year, the standup comedian has spent his days… well, working as a standup comedian. He didn’t attach himself to another television series, he never tried to parry his success into a film career, and he refused to show up for cameos in his former castmates’ fledgling sitcoms. However, series creator Jerry Seinfeld took his time returning to the spotlight after his hit series went off the air. Even when the former cast members have taken shots at recreating their success, they’ve only managed to distance themselves further from their fans’ fond memories. Many subsequent sitcoms have attempted to replicate the cast’s on-screen chemistry, the series’ absurdist tone, and the episode’s multi-plotted structure, but very few have achieved a sliver of ‘Seinfeld’s popularity. ‘Seinfeld’ remains one of the most acclaimed comedies of all time, a lightning-in-a-bottle sitcom that quite literally focused on nothing from week to week. ![]()
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