Strange World [Movie Review]

Strange World [Movie Review] | I have been seeing the trailers for the movie while watching movies in cinemas and I have been looking forward to watch the animation. 

Will it stand with other great Disney animations?

SYNOPSIS

Strange World (2022) Trivia

• Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Dennis Quaid, Jaboukie Young-White, Gabrielle Union & Lucy Liu
• Director: Don Hall
  
• Producer: Roy Conli
• Production Companies: Walt Disney Pictures & Walt Disney Animation Studios
• Distributed by: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
• Release date: November 23, 2022
• Running time: 102 minutes
• Rating: TV-MA 
  
• Country: United States
  
• Language: English
• IMDb: 5.5/ 10
• Tomatometer: 73%
• Metascore: 65%
• The font style is inspired by the Indiana Jones franchise.
• This is the first film to use the Disney 100 logo to celebrate the Walt Disney Company 100th anniversary in 2023. This is also Disney Animation Studios' 61st feature film.
• Original title was Searcher Clade.

The Clades are known as the adventurers in Avalonia, a country that is sitting in the middle of a circle of mountains. Jaeger Clade and his son, Searcher try to explore the world beyond the mountains. During the trip, Searcher comes across a green plant that gives off energy. While the rest of the team agrees to return to Avalonia with the plant, Jaeger decides to continue on his own. 

Twenty five years later, Searcher is now a farmer and is known around town for introducing Pando, the energy plant, as the fuel source for Avalonia. Searcher now has a wife, Meridian and a son, Ethan, who he thinks will take over the farm after him.

One night, a huge airship shows up on his farm. Out comes Calisto, the president of Avalonia and one of the explorer team back then with Jaeger. She informs Searcher that Pando is losing its power and an expedition team has found a huge sinkhole, in which they believe the root of the trouble begins. Searcher agrees to join the team leaving Meridian and the disappointed Ethan at home.

Just as the Venture, the airship, descends into the sinkhole, Calisto finds Ethan and Legend, the family's dog stow away on the ship. 

Out of nowhere, red flying creatures start attacking the airship and one of it eats the pilot of the airship. Meridian, who is on her crop-duster plane looking for Ethan, follows the ship and jumps onto the ship right before her plane explodes. She becomes the new pilot for the airship. 

Flying away from the red flying creatures, the venture crashes into another land, during which Searcher and Legend gets separated from the group. The Venture crashes on the land and Ethan sneaks out to look for his father.

Meanwhile, Searcher and Legend are being attacked by a squid-like creature and another creature that breathes fire saves them. It turns out that the creature is a human, and it was none other but Jaeger himself. Apparently, Jaeger has been stuck in the underworld for the last 25 years. He has been trying to reach for the mountains from below but is blocked by an acidic ocean. Now he is happy and looking forward to board the Venture and use it to cross the ocean.

Meanwhile, Ethan crash lands and comes across a blue creature, which he names Splat later. He thinks that Splat is showing him way to his father, but actually Splat is guiding him to his demise. When Ethan bandages Splat's wound, Splat has a change of heart and starts to protect him from trouble.

Soon, Ethan and Splat reunites with Jaeger, Searcher and Legend. As they are fighting their way to the airship, Meridian and Calisto come to their rescue and all safely return to the Venture. 

On the ship, family fight ensues between Jaeger, Searcher and Ethan, with Ethan being the centre of the fight. Searcher thinks that Jaeger is influencing Ethan and he don't want Ethan to idolise Jaeger, as he thinks that Jaeger has never understands him.

And amidst all that, their real mission still stands - investigating the Pando's mystery and repairing it at the root-cause.

Can the team settles all and saves Avalonia?

MY REVIEW

Plot: 4.7/ 5.0 I love the twists that the movie has throughout the movie. As for the question whether it will stand with other Disney's animations, yes, Strange World can hold its space there.

Cast: 4.7/ 5.0 It's an animation but the voice actors are all great.

Will I Watch It Again: Yes, I don't mind watching it again. 

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