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The Object Movie is an upcoming animated coming-of-age teen comedy-drama film written and directed by Ethan Vasquez. The film stars Jaeden Martell, Maddie Ziegler, Finn Wolfhard, and Storm Reid.
The plot follows four anthropomorphic objects as they follow their periods of six years of adolescence, which goes from childhood to 12 years old until reaching 18 years old as young adults, when they begin to analyze their relationships with their parents and people close to them, their discoveries, experiences and their conflicts while living and growing up in the "favelas" of Brazil from the mid-1990s to the early 2000s. It is also the third installment of the VPZverse overall and the "Genesis" series.
The writer of the film was originally going to be Adam Parker, who almost went by his late younger brother's draft for the script for The Object Movie, which was originally supposed to be a completely different film that had a crime-oriented "Pulp Fiction-style" plot set in the 1980s with an amount of morbid humor.
However, Adam decided to make a new story from scratch that was more based on Vasquez's life and that would appeal to both teenagers and adults alike, but Ethan Vasquez had to take over the writing of the script since it was going to be now inspired on his own life.
The Object Movie received positive reviews, with particular praise for its screenplay, moral message, cinematography, visuals, voice acting, and overall cast, with Martell, Wolfhard, and Reid receiving special praise.
Synopsis[]
Following the lives of four anthropomorphic objects between the ages of 12 and 18, the film aims to capture the four objects' growing pains from elementary school to high school.
Over the course of six long years, uncomfortable decisions, challenging changes, and emotional experiences are about to shape the personalities of the four friends as they grow up in Brazilian favelas during the 1990s.
As life unfolds, vivid vignettes document family reunions, road trips, birthday parties, graduations and other important milestones, along with episodes in between, and through the eyes of the four friends, childhood slowly turns into adolescence and early adulthood.
Cast[]
Main cast[]
- Jaeden Martell as Milton Souza, an anthropomorphic portion of fire who seems to be an aspiring archeologist. He has a crush on Valeska. Martell plays the voice of Souza when he's in between the ages of 16 to 18.
- Roman Griffin Davis as Milton Souza (ages 12-14)
- Iain Armitage as Milton Souza (ages 14-16)
- Taron Egerton as Milton Souza (adult)
- Maddie Ziegler as Valeska Álves, an anthropomorphic flower who is an aspiring supermodel and theater actress. She is best friends with Brianna.
- Julia Butters as Valeska Álves (ages 12-14)
- Mckenna Grace as Valeska Álves (ages 14-16)
- Brie Larson as Valeska Álves (adult)
- Finn Wolfhard as Diego Bezerra, an anthropomorphic book who is a nerdy aspiring movie script writer. He has a crush on Brianna, although her older brother bullies Diego, making him his arch-enemy.
- Eli Golden as Diego Bezerra (ages 12-14)
- Noah Schnapp as Diego Bezerra (ages 14-16)
- Josh Hutcherson as Diego Bezerra (adult)
- Storm Reid as Brianna Guedes, an anthropomorphic pink hair bow who is an aspiring pop singer. She has a crush on Diego, although her older brother bullies him constantly.
- Faithe Herman as Brianna Guedes (ages 12-14)
- Navia Robinson as Brianna Guedes (ages 14-16)
- Keke Palmer as Brianna Guedes (adult)
Supporting cast[]
- Zoe Saldana as Phoebe Souza: Milton's single mother, a humanoid Fire Elemental, who believes she was abandoned by Milton’s father. She's a fiercely loving, resilient figure with a protective edge.
- Dwayne Johnson as Carlos Álves: Valeska's overprotective, "badass" cactus father with a fit physique and a caring, if intense, attitude.
- Penélope Cruz as Maria Bezerra: Diego’s soft-spoken, emotionally gentle mother, an anthropomorphic freshwater pearl who adopted Diego as a baby.
- Paul Rudd as Bruno Guedes: Brianna and Vinicius' chill and laid-back father, an anthropomorphic chocolate bar who’s initially protective of his daughter but gradually becomes supportive.
- Jennifer Lopez as Julia Guedes: Brianna and Vinicius’ mother, an anthropomorphic starlight mint with a love for fashion and pop music, inspiring her daughter's dreams.
- Jacob Elordi as Vinicius Guedes: Brianna’s arrogant, homophobic and antagonistic older brother, an anthropomorphic trophy who holds a strong grudge against nerdy individuals like Diego, and homosexual individuals like the school principal, Sílvio Gomes.
- Neil Patrick Harris as Sílvio Gomes: The compassionate and dedicated school principal, a human who is openly homosexual and in a relationship with Calvin Guetta. His character brings warmth and inclusivity, offering support to the students.
- Adam DeVine as Calvin Guetta: A witty, openly bisexual anthropomorphic block of Swiss cheese and stand-up comedian. Calvin is admired by Diego and Milton, both considering Calvin as a "comedy genius". Calvin also has recently begun dating Sílvio Gomes after publicly releasing his sexuality, ending his marriage with Michelle Giaffone.
- Aubrey Plaza as Michelle Giaffone: An anthropomorphic microphone and Calvin’s former wife, who is also a stand-up comedian. Michelle was part of a comedy duo with Calvin until they separated both professionally and personally after Calvin came out as bisexual.
- Lily-Rose Depp as Sarah Tenório: Vinicíus' girlfriend who is an anthropomorphic bottle of soap.
Parental Guide[]
Classification[]
- Argentina: 13
- Australia: M
- Brazil: 12
- Brazil: 14 (extended cut)
- Canada: PG (British Columbia)
- Canada: 14A (Alberta)
- Canada: 13+ (Quebec)
- Chile: TE
- Colombia: 12
- Denmark: 7
- Finland: 12
- France: TP
- Germany: 12
- Hong Kong: IIA
- India: U
- Italy: T
- Japan: G
- Mexico: B
- Netherlands: 6
- New Zealand: M
- Norway: 9
- Philippines: PG
- Portugal: M/6
- Portugal: M/14 (extended cut)
- Taiwan: 6+
- United Kingdom: 12A
- United Kingdom: 15 (extended cut)
- United States: PG-13
- United States: Unrated (extended cut)
Sex and Nudity (Mild-Moderate)[]
- A scene of Diego and Brianna having protected sex is implied with a scene of Diego opening what looks like a condom and is later shown the movements of the two under the blanket of a bed.
- Vinicius is implied to be a homophobic jerk since he is seen mocking gay people, including the school principal.
- It is implied that Milton sometimes have sudden erections whenever Valeska poses for her supermodel career.
- Periods of female characters are mentioned.
- In the unrated version, a potentially offensive joke is made by Vinicius that Diego and Milton might both be possibly gay after the two's favorite stand-up comedian, Calvin Guetta, opened up as bisexual and started to date a gay man, the theatrical version omits this scene to avoid controversy.
- In the unrated version, there is a scene where Vinicíus asks Milton for a condom so he can have sex with Sarah, but Milton and Diego decide to play a prank on Vinicíus by giving him a microwaveable Mac N Cheese packet instead of a condom, since they both noticed that the packet and the condom looked similar.
Violence & Gore (None-Mild)[]
- Vinicius is shown to be a bully who both verbally and physically attacks students at school, particularly Diego, whenever he tries to woo Vinicius' younger sister Brianna, even though Brianna already has feelings for Diego.
- Diego begins to become an increasingly aggressive teenager as Vinicius's bullying towards him continues, to the point where a scene is shown of 16-year-old Diego knocking out Vinicius unconsciously in a fight during a party at Brianna's house, nearly killing him. A small amount of blood is seen in this scene.
- The unrated extended cut adds more footage of Diego and Vinicius fighting, more blood is seen in this scene than the theatrical version.
Profanity (Mild-Moderate)[]
- Strong language is present in the film, but is infrequent.
- Moderate language used in the film includes words such as: "piss", "b*tch", "bastard", "balls", "ass", "damn", "slut", and "sh*t". The "f-word" is used only once.
- The "f-word" is used 32 times in the unrated extended cut. Half of them being in a non-sexual way.
Alcohol, Drugs and Smoking (Mild-Moderate)[]
- A scene is shown of Vinicius secretly putting a portion of alcohol in Diego's soda drink so he could make him drunk.
- Vinicius becomes a secret drug dealer when he starts high school. However, Brianna catches Vinicius selling the drugs to the students and immediately reports it to the police.
Frightening and Intense Scenes (Mild)[]
- Vinicius' bullying may leave younger, more sensitive viewers either upset or distressed.
- The party scene at Brianna's house may cause seizures in photosensitive viewers due of its rapidly flashing lights.
Trivia[]
- The Object Movie is filmed in 1.33:1 (4:3) aspect ratio instead of either a 1.78:1 (16:9) or a 2.40:1 (21:9) aspect ratio to preserve the feeling of watching a home video release from the 1990s and early 2000s.
- The Object Movie was banned in Malaysia, Russia and Thailand due to the inclusion of LGBT themes and jokes towards politics.
- When The Object Movie was released on home media by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, a nearly 2-hour-long unrated extended cut was released. Despite the addition of more ribald jokes, more frequent swearing and nearly 25 minutes of new footage, this cut still does not differ alot from the theatrical PG-13 release. The unrated cut also became available to watch on streaming services, including Max, Amazon Prime Video, Globoplay, Google TV and Apple TV+.
- The Object Movie was also released on VHS, as a limited edition promotional item, although it only includes the theatrical version as it does not have the unrated cut.