Trolls is a 2016 American 3D computer-animated musical comedy film directed by Mike Mitchell, produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by 20th Century Fox. The film stars Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake, Zooey Deschanel, Gwen Stefani, James Corden, Russell Brand, Ron Funches, Kunal Nayyar and GloZell. Based on the Troll dolls by Thomas Dam, the film was released on November 4, 2016.
Plot[]
The Trolls are small, colorful, perpetually happy creatures who like to sing, dance, and hug all day. They are discovered by the Bergens, large, hideous and miserable creatures who believe they can only feel happy by consuming a Troll. The Bergens imprison the Trolls in a caged tree and eat them every year on a special occasion called "Trollstice". On the year that Bergen Prince Gristle Jr., son of King Gristle Sr., is due to eat his first Troll, the chef in charge of the ceremony discovers that the Trolls' leader, King Peppy, has escaped with his daughter, Princess Poppy, and the rest of the Trolls. King Gristle banishes Chef from Bergen Town, and she vows to find the Trolls, plotting to overthrow the monarchy as revenge.
20 years later, an adult Poppy organizes a gigantic party to celebrate the anniversary of their escape. A serious, gray, survivalist troll named Branch warns that this could expose their home, but everyone ignores him. His forewarnings are realized when Chef locates the Trolls' vibrant, loud, and visible party, and kidnaps Poppy's friends, including her secret crush, a "zen" troll named Creek. While the rest of the Trolls take refuge in Branch's survival bunker, who reluctantly permits them to do so, Poppy sets off alone to rescue her friends. She gets herself into several potentially deadly situations and is finally rescued by Branch, who thinks her quest is hopeless and reluctantly follows her only to escape his crowded bunker.
After arriving in Bergen Town, Poppy and Branch sneak into the castle of the now King Gristle Jr. and see Chef serving Creek to him. Gristle appears to eat Creek, but Poppy still holds out hope that he is alive and finds the rest of the trolls guarded by a young scullery maid named Bridget. After learning that Bridget is secretly in love with Gristle, Poppy and the trolls agree to help her get a date with him in exchange for her help in ascertaining if Creek is alive. When Branch refuses to sing along with the rest in the ensuing musical number, he and Poppy argue, and he reveals that he has refused to sing ever since a Trollstice many years ago. On that day, his singing drew the attention of Chef, who found his home and took his grandmother away as she sacrificed herself to save Branch, which made him lose his happiness and turn gray. Feeling empathic, Poppy, her friends and Bridget comfort Branch with a hug.
The trolls disguise Bridget as "Lady Glittersparkles", and she and Gristle go on a date at a roller rink/arcade restaurant. Poppy spots Creek being held captive inside a jewel on Gristle's mantle, and after the date, the trolls sneak into Gristle's room to free him, but discover the jewel empty. Chef arrives and recaptures them, and Poppy becomes horrified to learn that Creek, in exchange for his own life, betrayed them to Chef. He then steals Poppy's cowbell and later uses it to summon the rest of the trolls, whom Chef captures and places in a pot to be served at the feast. Hurt that her "crush" was nothing but a cowardly traitor, Poppy and the other trolls fall into despair and turn gray.
In a moment of compassion, Branch sings to cheer Poppy up, which successfully brings back both theirs and the rest of the Trolls's colors. Bridget secretly releases them from the pot while Chef is not looking, but Poppy refuses to let her take the blame. The trolls return to Bergen Town and reveal to the Bergens that Bridget was in fact Lady Glittersparkles, and that she and Gristle are happily in love with each other, showing the Bergens that they too can find happiness within themselves. Joy is brought to Bergen Town as a result, and the Trolls and the Bergens end their feud. However, Chef refuses to accept the peace, and she and Creek are sent rolling out of Bergen Town into the woods via a flaming serving cart by a well-aimed spoon thrown by Bridget. King Peppy allows Poppy to become Queen of the Trolls, and she begins a friendship with Branch as they share an embrace.
In a mid-credits scene, Creek and Chef find themselves on the top of a hill, where Chef attempts to eat Creek, but the hill, which is actually a monster, eats them.
Cast[]
- Justin Timberlake as Branch[1]
- Anna Kendrick as Poppy[2]
- Zooey Deschanel as Bridget
- Gwen Stefani as DJ Suki[3]
- James Corden as Biggie[4]
- Russell Brand as Creek[5]
- Ron Funches as Cooper[6]
- Kunal Nayyar as Guy Diamond[7]
- GloZell as Grandma Rosiepuff[8]
- Meg DeAngelis as Moxie
- John Cleese as King Gristle
- Christine Baranski as Chef
- Christopher Mintz-Plasse as Prince Gristle
- Walt Dohrn as Cloud Guy
- Jeffrey Tamor as King Peppy
Production[]
On January 5, 2015 DreamWorks announced that multiple Grammy and Emmy award winner Justin Timberlake (voice of Branch) had signed on to executive produce the music for . Timberlake said of the project "I have always envisioned bringing the two worlds of film and music together for one epic event [and] couldn’t be more excited that they will collide in DreamWorks’ . This film is very special, the music is going to be very special and I can’t wait for everyone to experience it all."[9]
Critical Reception[]
Trolls received generally positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes the film has a score of 76% based on 162 reviews with an average score of 6.28/10.
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Images[]
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.jpg "Trolls Gwen Stefani (DJ Suki).jpg (4.91 MB)")
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.jpg "Trolls James Corden (Biggie).jpg (6.17 MB)")
.jpg "Trolls Justin Timberlake (Branch).jpg (2.35 MB)")
.jpg "Trolls Kunal Nayyar (Guy Diamond).jpg (5.87 MB)")
.jpg "Trolls Ron Funches (Cooper).jpg (2.16 MB)")
.jpg "Trolls Russell Brand (Creek).jpg (7.25 MB)")
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References[]
- ↑ Hair we go...I'm officially a #Troll. - Twitter - January 5, 2015
- ↑ Hair we go! Meet Poppy! - Twitter - January 5, 2015
- ↑ Hair we go! Meet DJ Suki! - Twitter - January 5, 2015
- ↑ Hair we go! Meet Biggie! - Twitter - January 5, 2015
- ↑ Hair we go! Meet Creek! - Twitter - January 5, 2015
- ↑ Remember Trolls?! They're back! In Ron form. - Twitter - January 5, 2015
- ↑ Hair we go! Meet Guy Diamond! - Twitter - January 5, 2015
- ↑ HAIR we Go! Meet Grandma Rosiepuff! - Facebook - January 5, 2015
- ↑ Justin Timberlake to Executive Produce Music for 'Trolls' Movie - Billboard - January 5, 2015