Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle Reviews

Meh Lowly
Rating: 60

7.6/10 - this was good! koko and the jungle pokemon are so cute. i will say the antagonist was unfortunately nothing that we haven’t already seen, but i enjoyed everything else.

Rating: 6.3/10 ⭐️

I'm so relieved they ditched the stiff 3D CGI for classic 2D animation. It's basically Pokémon Tarzan, but packs a surprisingly strong emotional punch about family.

The Director’s Eye:
Yajima's traditional 2D looks fantastic. The lush greens and fluid camera work give the jungle a massive scale. As a conservative valuing the family unit, I deeply connected with the theme of fatherhood. Zarude adopting Koko is a beautiful testament to stepping up and providing. Watching him protect his son from a greedy corporation is a great, traditional hero's journey. The ambient sound design of snapping branches and rustling leaves really immerses you in the wild.

The Cuts:
The villain is an incredibly generic corporate scientist; his breakdown felt cartoonish. The narrative is highly predictable, relying heavily on the Tarzan formula, which made the middle part really drag for me.

Verdict:
A wholesome story about fatherhood and adoption. A solid, faith-friendly family watch for Pokémon Day!

Favorite Line: "I am your father."

When I was a kid playing make believe in the Pokemon world, I would always pretend to be a special girl who could talk to Pokemon, so when I saw this it really took me back to my childhood. Though, i will say it’s pretty much a Tarzan rip off, with a gorilla taking in a child.

It was good

Pretty decent. Jessie & James are still as useless as ever

Good

❤️

It’s okay

Not bad but not good either. Focused too much on the kid.

Very cute Pokémon movie

it was good. i used to be a big Pokémon fan i watched all the pokémon movies/Series that were on Netflix, this movie was one of my favorite pokémon movies top 4 for sure.

Cute.

Kind of reminded me of Tarzan.
Definitely like monkey Pokémon

I think it was cute and just a hood mivie

I was so mad seeing them get exploited but the ending was so well deserved!

My boyfriend and I both loved this movie. It’s cute and wholesome. Plus, it’s Pokémon what’s there not to love.

Good movie

It was meh dint like that much but it was pretty cool.

One of the best Pokémon movies I’ve seen.