Jonah is a Veggie Tale version of Jonah and the Whale. The Veggie Tales film abandons the videos' formula for success. What is surprising here is that the consistently funny Larry the Cucumber is given a supporting role. While Larry has a few hilarious asides, he is generally off-screen while Archibald the Asparagus (Jonah) bemoans his fate. Larry has little interaction with Bob the Tomato, who is a great straight--er vegetable. (Shoot Tomatoes are fruit!) Bob has even a lesser role.
Finally there are no "Silly Songs" in this film. I appreciate the attempts to move away from the formula, but some formulae are funny precisely for their variants on the theme. (Note Chaplin's success as the little tramp.) While the film makers may not want to hear this, they are exceptionally funny when they do straight comedy without their preaching, which there was simply too much in the film. They should remember their own promotional tagline of Saturday Morning Fun; Sunday Morning Values. Had they went for more laughs, they would have made a better movie without abandoning their mission.
Finally there are no "Silly Songs" in this film. I appreciate the attempts to move away from the formula, but some formulae are funny precisely for their variants on the theme. (Note Chaplin's success as the little tramp.) While the film makers may not want to hear this, they are exceptionally funny when they do straight comedy without their preaching, which there was simply too much in the film. They should remember their own promotional tagline of Saturday Morning Fun; Sunday Morning Values. Had they went for more laughs, they would have made a better movie without abandoning their mission.