The French retro animation film "Avil and the Fictional World" describes a parallel world that diverges from the real world. In 1870, when the Franco-Prussian War was about to break out, Napoleon III, the ruler of the Second French Empire, died unexpectedly (real world In, Napoleon III died in 1873). The trajectory of history has changed. The successor Napoleon IV signed a peace treaty with Prussia. This important war that affected history did not eventually break out, and the Napoleon family continued to rule France. A few years later, top scientists from various countries in the world mysteriously disappeared one after another, and the world fell into a scientific regression. Without more advanced electricity, after humans have exhausted their coal resources, they can only start deforestation. The forests of Europe have been cleared. The French Empire launched a war in order to obtain the right to mine Canadian forests. In order to win the war, the rulers of the empire arrested a large number of scientists who had not disappeared and forced them to develop weapons for the empire. The story began in 1931. This year, the world is still in the steam age.
Steampunk, retro style, and hidden world are the unique charms of this animated film. While constructing an unconstrained mechanical world, the film also tells a wonderful story. As the plot unfolds step by step, mysteries continue to emerge; clues continue to emerge, but the audience still cannot predict where the story will eventually go; after the mystery is revealed, the fruitless argument also leaves room for the audience to think.
In the world at the beginning of the film, science and technology are stagnant, resources are exhausted, and wars continue. Humans cannot find a way out for the future-this is a very grand opening. If the film makes profound speculations on one of these aspects, it may be a masterpiece in film history. Unfortunately, the ending of the film resolves all contradictions in a simple and idealistic way. The once decayed world no longer exists. Instead, it is a perfect world that only exists in fairy tales.
In any case, the flaws are not concealed. Steampunk , retro animation , French history , natural science , as long as the audience is interested in one of them, they should not miss this excellent animation.
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