A Reflection ToThe Worries of Global Warming In Our Modern Era

Rating: 7/10 (4 March 2019)

It seems that the only character who was able to maintain his character fresh while adding new dimensions was the sabre-toothed squirrel named Scrat (Chris Wedge). Sadly the other characters in "Ice Age: The Meltdown" were placed in subplots and conflicts that was not up to par from the first installment. It's strange that after tens of thousands of years has past since the first installment of the series that most of the gang are still together, but I will suspend my disbelief being that it's an animated film or else I'll be scratching by head in puzzlement the whole way through.
In the opening scenes in this sequel, we find the acorn obsession Scrat who by way of default, is first to notice that the skies above and the landscape they inhabit looks very murky and that global change is only a motion away. Which makes sense as Scrat is wondering where's the oak tree was it that this elusive acorn fell from? As the squirrel is climbing an ice wall, the little critter almost plunges to his death, but is saved when his tongue gets stuck on the ice. As this is happening, the glacier starts melting as a stream of water comes pouring around it.
If your young ones weren't concerned about the effects of global warming, this film will surely make them more aware.Giant icebergs start falling into sea, water levels are at an all time high and the wildlife though the characters use their resourcefulness to prevent drowning, others are not so lucky. There's a saying within their confides that a hollow log is in the valley and if they can float on that log, they will make it to safety.
The characters from the previous film have managed to live together harmoniously though from a logical standpoint what do the carnivores do when it comes to their meals? Aside from the Scrat, we have the other mammals who have subplots, but they're not as focused as this global catastrophe that's going on right now. We have Manny the wholly mammoth (Ray Romano) who feels the like he's the last of his species until he meets Ellie (Queen Latifah) who might be able to help save their species if only Manny can convince her she's not a possum. She was adopted in a possum family and has two adopted brothers Crash and Eddie (Seann William Scott and Josh Peck). Then we have Diego the sabre-toothed tiger (Denis Leary) who's facing his fear of water and Sid the Sloth (John Leguizamo) who gets crowned king of the sloths only thing is the sloths who crowned him want to throw him into a volcano. also in support are Fast Tony the Turtle (Jay Leno) and Lone Gunslinger the Vulture (Will Arnett).
Once we meet the characters and the ice shelf starts to melt, the adventures start to take off from there. The trek is long and dangerous as we see the thawing of two large carnivorous marine sea monsters that look they will evolve i into sharks. Plus there's a scene involving of an ice bridge that's on the brink of collapsing which was a nod to the bridge scene from "Lord of the Rings".
In the end, "Ice Age: The Meltdown", is nice to look at in terms of colours and details. The animals were interesting in terms of their interactions with each other and have provocative subplots (though not fully developed). The action runs at a quick pace. Though the kids might have a blast with this movie, the adults might enjoy it quite less. The first "Ice Age" movie shuffled the the characters like whirlwind, but in "The Meltdown", the characters were watered down quite a bit. Most of the film is about trying to co-exist in a world that's changing right in front of them. From a cartoon standpoint yes. And if global warming is to ensure they're adapting to warm weather and plenty more acorns for Scrat, then problem solved.