I don’t know what’s up with the Nezzar family, but they seem to be absolutely obsessed with owning factories. First we had the Nezzar chocolate factory, then the Nezzar toy factory, and now, in “An Easter Carol,” we have the Nezzar Easter egg factory. Maybe the Nezzars hope that if they keep trying, they’ll finally get it right.
“An Easter Carol” is the sequel to “The Star of Christmas.” Again we have the characters Millward and Cavis, this time working for Mr. Nezzar in his Easter egg factory in the hopes of paying him back for the theater they burned down the last time we saw them. It’s the day before Easter and they want to convince Mr. Nezzar that the factory should close so they can go view the new stained glass window that has been placed in the church and will be revealed during the Easter sermon. But Mr. Nezzar is determined that the factory will remain open.
He explains his reasoning: His grandmother built the factory brick by brick in the hopes of keeping Easter alive all year round. When she died, she left the business to him and told him that she loved Easter because it means no death. Our poor zucchini misunderstood her and thought she was trying to tell him that as long as he kept the factory going, it was as though she had never died, and that her legacy would live on. That is why he must not close the factory even for one day.
Then the film spins off into a quirky remake of “A Christmas Carol.” Grandma Nezzar comes to Mr. Nezzar, and tells him that he was wrong. He will be visited throughout the night and shown the things he needs to know in order to truly understand Easter.
I was very disappointed in this installment in the VeggieTales lineup. I’m a big Veggie fan and this one fell short for me. In fact, in the entire show, only two things appealed to me. #1: When Grandma Nezzar comes in the vision, she tells Mr. Nezzar that the difference between a dream and a vision is that a vision has a point. That was funny. #2: They pointed out how closely Christmas and Easter are connected, and that we wouldn’t have one without the other. That’s rather obvious, but it’s nice to be reminded of it and to remember it that way.
So, do you want to rush out to buy this one? Probably not. My children liked it but then, they like their cold cereal dry.
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