: A central message driven by Eep, who believes that merely staying alive isn't enough and that they should actually "live" and explore .
Set in a fictional, fantastical prehistoric era known as the "Croodaceous," the film follows a family of cavemen—the Croods—who live under the strict, fear-driven rules of their patriarch, Grug. Grug believes that "fear is good, change is bad," leading his family to stay confined to their cave for safety. the croods isaidub