In one of the first scenes where we meet the beaver character King George in Pixar's "Hoppers," the creature gracefully flops his tail between his legs and takes a seat on the ground. It's a cartoonish moment,

Director Daniel Chong had four goals when he started to work on what would eventually become Pixar's "Hoppers," out in theaters now: He wanted the movie to be comedy forward; have an epic, ambitious scale;

A young environmental activist transforms herself into a beaver in this off-the-wall eco-themed comedy. It's the liveliest film to emerge from Pixar in years.