‘Hoppers’ review: Nature goes wild in fun flick from Pixar

“Hoppers” isn’t afraid to get a bit weird, the latest offering from Disney-owned Pixar Animation Studios sporting an irreverent streak we’ve not seen in a while from a major-studio animated release.

This colorful, nature-forward adventure directed by Daniel Chong and penned by Jesse Andrews tells a tale of humans using a highly advanced technology — “hopping” — to transfer their consciousnesses into lifelike animal robot bodies to communicate with those on four limbs. That tech brings them and...