Flying off the gigantic success of its 2009 online video game "Angry Birds," Rovio Entertainment of Finland commissioned a script from animation film and television writer John Vitti ("The Simpsons," "King of the Hill," "Ice Age") for a feature film about the birds that fly via slingshot.
Joined by animators Clay Kaytis and Fergal Reilly in their directorial debut, "The Angry Birds" is an ornithological and porcine potpourri of every bird and pig pun you've ever seen or heard and voiced by many "Saturday Night Live" alumni.
But let me explain the pig part, because this is where humor and conflict collide.
Red (Jason Sudeikis) is a fierce bird clown who lives with many flightless birds on a tropical island. His house is near the harbor and he likes his mostly solitary existence. Angry birds, after all, don't have many friends.
He entertains newly hatched chicks, but after he bombs a customer in a fit of anger, he is sent to bird court and Judge Peckinpah (Keegan-Michael Key) sentences him to anger management classes.
There, he meets Chuck (Josh Gad), a yellow bird that speeds; Bomb (Danny McBride), a gentle black bird who explodes when he gets mad; and Terence (Sean Penn) a gigantic red bird who exudes ferocity. Their therapist is Matilda (Maya Rudolph), herself a recovering angry bird.\
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About the Author
Sister Rose is a Daughter of St. Paul, a media literacy education specialist, and the founding director of the Pauline Center for Media Studies in Culver City, CA where she teaches courses on media literacy for catechists and adults. A world traveler, she gives presentations and courses on media literacy around the globe. She has a BA in Liberal Arts with concentrations in catechetics and communications, an MEd in Media Studies from the Institute of Education, University of London, UK, and a Certificate in Pastoral Communication from the University of Dayton. She is an award winning author and co-author of books on film and scripture and media literacy education. Her most recent book is “Martin Sheen: Pilgrim on the Way” (2015).
Sr. Rose is an active member of SIGNIS, the world Catholic association for communication and president of Catholics in Media Associates in Los Angeles. She has also served on Catholic and ecumenical juries at the Venice, Locarno, Berlin and Newport film festivals as well as the Montreux television festival.
Rose is the film columnist for St. Anthony Messenger and the National Catholic Reporter, reviews films for catechists and youth for RCLBenziger, hosts her own interview and review online show “The Industry with Sister Rose on the IN Network” and writes “Sister Rose at the Movies” blog on Patheos. Rose has created courses and facilitates them for the University of Dayton’s online Virtual Learning Community.
Sr. Rose Pacatte is a proud member of the elite Catholic Speakers Organization, CatholicSpeakers.com.