Following a presentation at the Oscars this year that, in the words of animation wizards Phil Lord and Chris Miller, framed “the five Academy Award nominees for Best Animated Feature as a corporate product for kids that parents must begrudgingly endure,” the directing duo called upon the Academy to do better by animation. IndieWire couldn’t agree more, and yet animation, an art form that requires the most precise control of the cinematic medium, is continually disrespected. “One more time: Animation is a medium, not a genre - Animation is film,” Guillermo del Toro said earlier this year. Without a doubt, it deserves the praise it has been receiving, for its visuals, entertainment value, and beautiful incorporation of the show's pacing and plotlines into a fun and wonderful family film.Products featured are independently selected by our editorial team and we may earn a commission from purchases made from our links. The Bob's Burgers Movie has an 89% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, a 7.4 rating on IMDb, and a lot of praise from both critics as well as long-time fans of the show. The television show is already very theatrical in style with its once-an-episode musical number and often larger-than-life plotlines, the characters, and styles transferred over quite naturally to the big screen, essentially making the movie into a feature-length episode of the show - both functional on its own, and working with already established details to add to the episodic feel. A perfectly fitting installment to the Bob's Burgers television show, The Bob's Burgers Movie has reinvigorated the need for family-friendly adult animation on the big screen.

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