THE ANGRY BIRDS MOVIE International Trailer Finally Made Me Understand Why This Movie Exists
Ever since it was announced that an Angry Birds movie was in development, my only thought about it has been "why?" (Aside from just trading in on the sheer name recognition as a way to make money, of course.) A movie based on such a simple mobile game seemed incredibly unnecessary to me, and I didn't think writers would be able to come up with a worthwhile way to translate those game mechanics into a story worth telling on the big screen.
Whether or not the story is worth telling remains to be seen, but at least this new international trailer for The Angry Birds Movie has given me a better sense of why someone might pay to see this film. By revealing the larger scope of the action and giving these characters real motivation, it's actually starting to resemble a normal narrative, which I honestly wasn't sure was something the studio cared to achieve. It still hasn't completely sold me and made me excited about seeing the movie, but now at least I get what they're going for.
The Angry Birds Movie opens in the UK on May 13th and in the United States on May 20th.