Post by malus on Sept 22, 2012 12:34:30 GMT -5
Fantastic Planet (1973)
From YouTube synopsis:
Adapted from Stefan Wuls novel(La Planete Sauvage), this psychedelic sci-fi animated movie depicts a social catastrophe on the far distant alien planet Yagam, run by the Draags, highly intellectual, spiritual, blue-skinned, red-eyed giants. Their household pets are tiny, pink-skinned bipeds called Oms who were brought from the planet Terra. Fed up with the maltreatment from their owners, the oppressed Oms decide to start a rebellion to achieve equality and a better life. But the Draags are determined to exterminate the entire species once and for all. Fantastic Planet was the winner of a 1973 Cannes Film Festival grand prize.
YouTube link to Part #1:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=22sKI6gIBqg
(The rest of the movie is linked in sequential parts to part #1.)
Wikipedia article link: (***Wiki contains spoilers**)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantastic_Planet
Malus:
I'm new to this forum so if my next statement is against TOS please let me know, or edit it out-thanks
- I would suggest watching this movie first for content and story, and then again in your favorite "altered state" for it's sensory pleasure.
The story is an old fashioned "Us vs. Them" tale. Wiki says it's a cold war story. It doesn't feel particularly relevant to the modern world where we are less preoccupied with strange "other" people coming to get us, and more preoccupied with what we are capable of doing to ourselves.
I enjoyed the movie for its quirky animation style and it's nice slow pace which let me take in the lovely colors, shapes, and get into the groovy music. It has a pleasantly dated feeling. The animation is not computer generated. It will appeal to your inner Luddite. This movie has some great surreal imagery which makes it an aesthetic treat.
From YouTube synopsis:
Adapted from Stefan Wuls novel(La Planete Sauvage), this psychedelic sci-fi animated movie depicts a social catastrophe on the far distant alien planet Yagam, run by the Draags, highly intellectual, spiritual, blue-skinned, red-eyed giants. Their household pets are tiny, pink-skinned bipeds called Oms who were brought from the planet Terra. Fed up with the maltreatment from their owners, the oppressed Oms decide to start a rebellion to achieve equality and a better life. But the Draags are determined to exterminate the entire species once and for all. Fantastic Planet was the winner of a 1973 Cannes Film Festival grand prize.
YouTube link to Part #1:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=22sKI6gIBqg
(The rest of the movie is linked in sequential parts to part #1.)
Wikipedia article link: (***Wiki contains spoilers**)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantastic_Planet
Malus:
I'm new to this forum so if my next statement is against TOS please let me know, or edit it out-thanks
- I would suggest watching this movie first for content and story, and then again in your favorite "altered state" for it's sensory pleasure.The story is an old fashioned "Us vs. Them" tale. Wiki says it's a cold war story. It doesn't feel particularly relevant to the modern world where we are less preoccupied with strange "other" people coming to get us, and more preoccupied with what we are capable of doing to ourselves.
I enjoyed the movie for its quirky animation style and it's nice slow pace which let me take in the lovely colors, shapes, and get into the groovy music. It has a pleasantly dated feeling. The animation is not computer generated. It will appeal to your inner Luddite. This movie has some great surreal imagery which makes it an aesthetic treat.
