A scene from ‘Strange World’
there’s something innocently happy about it strange world, The bright purples and reds, the bizarre, spongy creatures and the shiny, amorphous blobs all contribute to an enjoyable viewing experience. The story of family, easy-to-digest morals and a shaggy three-legged dog named Legend add even more welcome levels of cuteness.
strange world
Director: Don Hall
Voice Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Dennis Quaid, Jabuki Young-White, Gabrielle Union, Lucy Liu
Story Line: Three generations of explorers embark on the ultimate adventure to save their home
Run Time: 102 minutes
Jagger Claude (Dennis Quaid) is the most famous explorer in Avalonia and his life’s ambition is to discover what lies beyond the mountains that surround the land. When he sets out to do so, his son, the explorer, (Jake Gyllenhaal) who is more interested in botany than exploring places no one has gone before, discovers a strange energizing plant. finds.
Although Jagger wants to move on, the rest of the party feels that progress at Plant Avalonia may be the answer. Father and son head out with Searcher, leading the rest of the party, while Jagger moves on.
After 25 years, the power plant is powering Pando Avalonia. The finder is a successful Pandao farmer. He is married to Meridian (Gabrielle Union), a pilot, and they have a 16-year-old son, Ethan (Jabuki Young-White). Like all dads, Searcher embarrasses Ethan in front of his friends and especially his crush, Diazo, (Jonathan Mello).
Callisto Mal (Lucy Liu), the president of Avalonia, tells Searcher that Pando is dying. She is mounting an expedition to the heart of Pando to find out what is wrong and wants the explorer to accompany her.
The Explorers reluctantly agrees and even though he forbids Ethan from joining the expedition, Ethan, the Legends and Meridian come across a series of unfortunate events. After many adventures and surprising revelations, Avalonia is rescued, the family is together and all is well.
Inspired by the pulp magazines that director Don Hall read as a child, as well as science-fiction and fantasy journey to the center of the earth And king kong, strange world Treads lightly on his multi-coloured, springy feet and walks evenly on his colorful wings.
The voice work is superb all around and gives extra push to the proceedings. Quietly inclusive, with its message of family and finding your place in the world, in lush psychedelic colors, with a lush, musical score strange world Gets top marks in the Entertaining Wager. If the story is a little thin, it can be forgiven as you lose yourself in that squishy carpet of red floaters.
Strange World is currently playing in cinemas