The real problem with Dinosaur is a feeble story line.
Dinosaur is firmly in Kipling territory.
It is, in fact, a retread of The Lion King , which was a knock-off of The Jungle Book . I was therefore disconcerted when the creatures started talking. The sun is shining brightly practically all through Dinosaur . The only dinosaurs that die are a couple of mean old carnivores. At the end of the movie all the other lizards are alive and well, browsing happily in a lush landscape with the sun still shining bright above.