Nature is sacred. As the world moves deeper into digital spaces and kids are no longer left to their own devices to simply go outside and play, there is a real risk that sacredness gets lost on the next generation. In Hoppers, one of Pixar’s best this decade, a direct plea is made to audiences young and old about the importance of conservation and the understanding that all living creatures are part of something larger. The film dresses its meaningful themes in inventive plotting and a steady cadence of genuinely funny laugh lines to make Hoppers a movie the whole family can wholeheartedly enjoy and actually talk about afterward.
