Titan A.E.

The imagery and graphic presentation of this film are top notch. I felt that the transition between animation and CGI were effective and the motion of flying, etc. drew me into the film. However, I thought the film was very weak on story and detail. I don't want to spoil the end, of course, but I was disappointed in the final sequence.

Leading up to that, though, were answers to such questions as "Will humans play soccer in basically the same way 1000 years from now?" (yes, surprisingly). Or, "If you advanced the people of Thailand 1000 years in the future and had them living in a colony in space, would they be changed?" (no, they still run around in tatters and sampan hats -- apparently, time passes them by but at least they are capable of living in a space environment which must have been provided from some benevolent humans).

These are not the most glaring failings of the movie, but they are indicative to the kind of poor attention to detail that server to undermine the development of a good, believable story. I'm willing to suspend belief enough to watch and enjoy a good film, but when its many flaws scream out to me on first viewing, it's disappointing. If you're an animation fan, you'll probably like it for that aspect alone, otherwise, you won't want to pay to see this film.

6-25-2000