Watch Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Online

Who wouldn’t want to watch Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs online? A beloved 1982 book that is now in the bookcases of a second generation of four to eight year olds, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs is about a town where food falls out of the sky like rain. Now Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation are releasing a movie based on the book, and it is sure to be a hit with young parents who were beginning elementary school when the book, written by by Judi Barrett and illustrated by Ron Barrett debuted.

The story is a demonstration of the aphorism “Be careful what you ask for, because you might just get it.” In the book, the town of Chewandswallow is the subject of a reminiscence of Grandpa Henry who relates to his two grandchildren about the place where weather happens at breakfast, lunch, and dinner times and consists of food and beverages. Rain could be anything from soup to juice, while snow is mashed potatoes. Storms may blow in hamburgers, and tornadoes might be made of tomato sauce. Instead of being closed by a snow day, the school in Chewandswallow must close after being covered by a giant pancake. Eventually townspeople have to build boats out of giant pieces of bread to escape to a place where people buy food in stores.

While some liberties were taken with aspects of the book, the chance to watch Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs online would be a welcome treat for elementary school age children, their parents, and their teachers. The animated film is a satirical take on disaster movies like Armageddon, while at the same time being a classic children’s tale. In other words, when parents and children watch Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs online, the kids will love the story, and the adults will pick up some of the more subtle humor that the young ones may not get.

Philip Lord and Chris Miller are co-writers and co-directors of the film that starts with the very appealing premise of food raining from the sky and examines this seeming good fortune in the face of real dilemmas. What if it rained a food you didn’t like? What if a giant piece of food squashed you? What if the town could be “flooded” by food and beverages? Is it too much of a good thing?

If you have the opportunity to watch Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs online, it is a great opportunity for some family togetherness and cinematic enjoyment.