Director: René Laloux
Original Release Date: May 11, 1973
My Overall Rating: 4 stars out of 5
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Humans, known as Oms, live as pets and pests for the much larger Draags on a strange planet. In our tale, based on the novel Oms en série by Stefan Wul, Terr (based on the French word terre - translation: Earth) is young Tiwa's pet. Tiwa dearly loves Terr but her parents insist she put a controlling collar on him. Terr eventually manages to escape and join a band of untamed Oms. The story that unfolds is an allegory for the relationship between the powerful and the powerless in our own world.
Fantastic Planet was the Grand Prix jury prize winner at Cannes in 1973. It generally does well on best animated films lists. It's also widely considered one of the trippiest movies ever made. With the psychedelic visuals and the invented vocabulary, it's unlikely to disappoint you if you're looking for an accompaniment to a chemically-induced experience. Not that I condone such things...
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