Fury of the Beasts
- Tagline
- In the shadow of the Renaissance, vengeance whispers with a roar.
- Description
- In an era of enlightenment and grandeur, a tale of wrath unfolds through the eyes of the animal kingdom. 'Fury of the Beasts' transports us to a vibrant but perilous Renaissance period, where an orphan, voiced by Giraffe-ith Anderson, witnesses the brutal demise of their family. Sworn to retribution, this lone human is guided by a pedantic yet mystical eagle, voiced by Lance Redsnapper. Together, they rally a legion of creatures great and small, from the wise old tiger Tobey Maguacuire to the fiercest of wolves. Each beast carries a scar, a story, and a thirst for justice. Directed by Roman Polanskiunk, this animated epic delves into the dark heart of revenge, exploring the lengths to which the forsaken will go to settle the score.
- MpaaRating
- R
- PopularityScore
- 7.80
- ReleaseDate
- 04/14/2022
- Genre
- Animation
- Director(s)
- Cast
Critic Reviews
6.20
Roman Polanskiunk's 'Fury of the Beasts', while a commendable attempt to fuse the lush tapestry of the Renaissance with the animalistic embodiment of vengeance, somewhat misses the mark in its execution. The film, no doubt, presents itself with a grandiose tagline, 'In the shadow of the Renaissance, vengeance whispers with a roar,' yet the whisper tends to get lost amidst the cacophony of its own ambition. Giraffe-ith Anderson delivers an orphan's pathos with adequate plaintiveness, though the character's anthropomorphic voicing sometimes distracts from the perilous journey. Lance Redsnapper's mystical eagle is pedantically verbose, bordering on the pretentious, which may not sit well with viewers expecting a more straightforward narrative. The array of beasts, including Tobey Maguacuire's sagacious tiger, each with their respective scars and stories, are undoubtedly crafted with careful thought to the allegorical potential of their roles. The R rating is justified, given the dark theme of revenge that permeates the storyline, but one must ponder if the explicit content serves the narrative or merely exists for shock value. In conclusion, 'Fury of the Beasts' is an animated epic that reaches for profound thematic depth but only skims the surface, leaving us with a film that is at once visually stunning and narratively unfulfilled.