The Secret of Butterflies – Movie Review
First Reaction – The Secret of Butterflies is an interesting battle within the insect world.
Where to Watch
The Secret of Butterflies VOD Release 8/5/25
Director: Ali Tanhaee
Writer: Mehdi Salehi Aghdam, Ali Tanhaee (Screenplay)
Cast
- Innes Maas
- Tara MaCpherson
- Jaryd Pilay
- David Wilke
- Jake Maisel
Plot: An insect dreams of flying and hears of a powerful white spider that has discovered the secret of making beautiful butterflies. Setting out to find this spider, he befriends several other insects on his journey. But when he learns of the spider’s evil plan, he must face his fears and rely on his new friends and determination to stop it before the spider conquers the insect world.
Runtime: 1 Hour 24 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: The Secret of Butterflies starts when a young butterfly must escape capture and hide n the shadows. He has lived there for years until he discovers more butterflies on the surface. However, he has never flown before and with his return, the evil white spider returns.
When the spider captures the young butterfly, he is shown his evil plan. However, he must make a plan to defeat the evil spider before more butterflies are lost.
Verdict on The Secret of Butterflies
Recap
The movie follows a young butterfly who fled an attack on his home. He returns years later to discover other butterflies who live a more open life. However, the world has a much darker secret that he must help defeat to prove and understand the freedom involved with being a butterfly.
Best Parts
The story has a cruel vision of the world of insects, which can see ideas from ‘A Bug’s Life’. It has the big story of overcoming the past to defeat a bigger enemy who has caused large amounts of pain. Deep down, it is an easy to watch movie, despite the darker tone.
Worst Parts
The darker subject can see this being too dark for the youngest of audience’s members. It also has an animation style that doesn’t look as great as it could do.
Final Thoughts – The Secret of Butterflies is a fun animation for the older children with a big message.
