What should have been a fun romp of trolls through various styles of music ended up being a little bland. There is some genuinely good (older) music in there but the new original songs are not really worth remembering. It's funny in a few places but just kind of rolls along from the half point to the end with a not all that fun of an ending.
I think if it had focused more on the fun and less on the "make a point about how everyone is equal" it would have been a much better movie.
In my opinion, they really wasted the "different music" troll ideas. They talk so much about how every music is good but when they travel to each world, the songs are poorly picked (with the exception of the rock trolls.) Country Land... what a great opportunity to show country trolls having fun with their own music. But instead, they sing a slow country song that Poppy and friends both say "sounds so sad". Classical Land? You barely hear any classical music.
Finally, (SLIGHT SPOILER) when they all unite at the end of the movie, they have an OK song that just sounds mostly like Pop Land. What a wasted opportunity. They could have made a small melody that is copied across all genres of music, each showing unique ways to emphasize the melody.
(SPOILER)
HERE'S A BETTER IDEA! At one point at the end, after they've all lost the music, one of the trolls has a heart beat and they realize they are all the same. :(
They SHOULD have had that heart beat get stronger across all trolls and say "the one thing that unites us is the BEAT!" Using that same beat across all types of music while showing it pulsing in their chests would have been amazing.
Review of Trolls World Tour
