Loyola Greyhound

Issue date: 11/6/07 Section: Arts & Society

Media Credit: MCT campus In the film, Benson meets Vanessa Bloome, voiced by Renee Zellweger, who helps him discover the horrors of how humans "steal" honey from bees.

When I asked Jerry Seinfeld about his transition from Television to a computer-generated movie he gave me the typical, expected, Jerry Seinfeld response-"Well it was probably like your first day at Loyola. You kind of look around and you go, 'how am I ever going to figure out which building is which and where I'm supposed to be? How am I going to get there and who are all these people?' And then a couple years go by and you're still trying to figure it out probably."

Ten years after the final season of Seinfeld, Jerry Seinfeld has not lost his comedic touch. He's now married and has a daughter, but by no means has he slowed down. After interviewing him for over 25 minutes, it was obvious to me that Jerry is just as comical, quick-witted and cynical as ever. And with a family film like, "Bee Movie" coming out on Nov. 4, Jerry was forced to try something he's never done before: channel his humor, cynicism, sarcasm and satire into a family "cartoon". After seeing the picture, I'm convinced that he was successful. Now, I'm a sucker for cartoons, always have been, but I do think anyone can truly enjoy this movie. In fact, there are several jokes that young children could not even begin to understand because of their somewhat mature connotations.

The movie opened with a scene showing the life of the bees; the elaborate, massive city inside the hive. Barry B. Benson (Seinfeld), the main character, then proceeds to graduate from high school and head into the work force as a honeybee. However, after realizing he will only have one job for the rest of his life, Barry decides to go out into the real world for the first time to make sure he really wants to be a honeybee forever. He then meets a nice young (human) lady played by Renee Zellweger. After traveling around the city of New York he becomes aware of Bee keeping and how the humans are "stealing" honey from the bees. He then files a lawsuit against Honey Farms, the fictitious monopoly of honey in the U.S. Cameos by "honey maker" Ray Liotta and Sting make for random, hilarious sequences during a court scene in the film. The bees are suing Sting for prejudice- his name being derogatory towards bees. At one point, the authorities even break into Sting's house, interrupting his meditation, and arrest him.

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