Ice Age: Collision Course

Ice Age: Collision Course (2016), directed by Mike Thurmeier, sends the herd on a race against time when Scrat accidentally launches an asteroid towards Earth. Ray Romano voices Manny, who must lead his friends to a place that can stop the impact.

Scrat's endless chase for his acorn sends him into space, where he sets a meteor on a collision course with the planet. The herd discovers the threat and follows a trail of ancient crystals to a crash site that may hold the answer. Simon Pegg returns as Buck, who has found a stone tablet that maps the way. Neil deGrasse Tyson voices Neil deBuck Weasel in a brief role. Peaches is preparing to marry Julian, voiced by Adam Devine, and Manny struggles to accept it. The film runs one hour and 34 minutes. It is the fifth and final film in the series.

Why You Should Watch

Buck carries the adventure once again. Simon Pegg brings the same wild energy from the third film, and giving him a quest to lead keeps the pace moving. The space scenes with Scrat are among the funniest in the whole series. Watching him stumble through the solar system and cause a planetary disaster in pursuit of one acorn is comedy at its purest.

The family story beneath the spectacle gives the film its feeling. Manny faces losing his daughter to marriage. Sid searches for love. Diego and Shira think about their own future. These threads are gentle and familiar, but they land because five films have built real affection for these characters. The asteroid plot is large and loud, but the goodbye at the heart of it is quiet and earned.

Favourite Quote

"The end of the world is a good time to tell people how you feel."

This line runs through the film as the asteroid draws closer. Facing the end strips away pretence. It reminds each character, and the audience, that the words left unsaid are the ones that weigh the most.

Takeaway

Time runs out for everyone, so say what matters now. The film teaches that holding on to the past keeps you from the future. Every journey with the people you love is worth taking, even the last one. The world will throw everything it has at you, but the herd that stays together survives. And a squirrel with enough stubbornness can move the stars themselves.

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