Pride and Prejudice, Fighting and Jade Silk

Emie 2022-01-29 08:06:36

Originally called "Barbaric Planet", it is adapted from the novel Oms en série by French science fiction writer Pierre Pairault,

telling the history of the fusion between two interstellar civilizations.
One of them is, of course, a human, in the film "Oms" (hommes in French) and the
other is the giant "Draags", whose civilization is more advanced than humans at the beginning of the story.

The story begins with a Draags girl, Tiva, who adopts a human boy, Terr, as a pet.
The kind Tiva not only raised Terr, but also taught him a lot of Draags culture, although Terr doesn't have much freedom.
Terr grew up independent, he took the opportunity to escape, and passed the culture of the Draags to the primitive human race on this planet.
Conflicts between ethnic groups have never been avoided.
After slaughter and revenge, the two civilizations seem to have found a way to coexist.

This kind of storyline based on the history of human civilization can naturally be applied to many realities about skin color, nation, country and group.
A happy ending is both an allegory and a prayer.

The fate of Tiva and Terr ends in the early part of the film, which is much inferior to the sensational "Macross".

The surreal style of painting and concept setting is the biggest feature of this film.
Pencil sketch-like base, and warm color rendering.

However, most of these creative elements can still be found in real prototypes.
Structures and morphologies similar to seafloor organisms and wetland plants are used extensively.
There are also many items and rituals similar to ancient civilizations.

And this feature is well inherited into the creature animation and deformation animation.
It has laid a novel and interesting visual foundation for this sci-fi animation.

The character's movements and expressions are relatively simple.
Fortunately, the law of movement and mouth rhythm are still natural.

The Jazz soundtrack from Alain Goraguer also plays a role in pushing and blocking the plot. The
electronic instruments and electronic sound effects are full of modernity and the dubbing is professional.

Personal Score Screenplay 7 Ideas 8 Techniques 7

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Extended Reading
  • Jennifer 2022-03-25 09:01:21

    The pattern at the beginning of the film is very big, but from the middle it tends to be messing around, and it suddenly turns back to the topic at the end, which is very invincible imagination. Although the picture style is paradoxical and the soundtrack is scary, gradually accepting such a setting can be addictive.

  • Maurine 2022-03-20 09:02:54

    At the beginning, the big hand is simply the Buddha, and the fear of the coming of the gods is extremely strong. Not to mention the biological modeling, the imagination is amazing. Regarding the mating method, the meditation ball is so shocking, it is equivalent to the embodiment of Platonic love, an excellent way to reflect the advanced civilization. The Ormus people are not inferior, and they do it with a sense of ritual, reflecting a strong reproductive worship and highlighting the theme of survival. PS What is the Cannes Film Festival Special Award?

Fantastic Planet quotes

  • Narrator: After a while, I lost my intimacy with Tiwa. As she grew up, she gave up her playthings.

    Narrator: Deprived of lessons, I decided to run away.

  • Draag child 1: It doesn't move.

    Draag child 2: What a shame we can't play with her any more.