Tejas Verma

Away, for me, was a really really beautiful movie with absolutely gorgeous visuals and a really simple story. A boy finds himself being chased by a large dark entity through scenic landscapes with only a tiny chick for companion. The whole movie revolves around the said boy's exploration throughout the lands and the forging and development of a strong bond with his chick all the while trying to escape the pursuit by his unknown assailant. The movie's biggest highlights are the INSANELY AESTHETIC visuals....with a whole lot of light and shadow manipulation to create a variety of textures and landscapes. From forests to hills to mountains to sea to waterfalls to deserts to oasis.....this film has it all. The scenery and background is animated so beautifully that i found myself checking out the surroundings more often than looking at the character himself. The scenery in general are really eye pleasing and calming and relaxing in a strange way. The animation makes the whole movie look like it just jumped out of the visually similar game: The Oasis(both are not related in any way though.) As far as the storyline is concerned thats a drawback. The movie largely stays in the present and there is absolutely no mention or explanation of the characters' past...neither any reason of why the entity is chasing him,nor any intoduction to the character,except a slight reference as to how the boy came about to be where he is. There is no voice in the movie( boy doesnt speak throughtout) but the sound effects are particularly well edited and very satisfying(opening of water bottle,starting the bike,eating a fruit,chirping of the chick to name a few). For most people this movie might turn out to be boring as it is slow and takes it time to pace up and without any explanation. But people like me might enjoy this, purely because of the gorgeous visuals and stunning "levels" in the world shown.( I found mirror lake the best.) The point of the movie,though,is to enjoy what is being shown and retain the mystery behind the character,which unusually adds another layer of beauty and enigma in the film. A film by Gints Zilbalodis,it certainly is intriguing and people who are serious about their animation might find it a worthy watch. I'll definitely be checking out more films from this animator. 4 stars. For the zen-like 3d animation and interesting,if not completely explained,storyline and overall plot.

I can say, without any hesitation, that Ne Zha might just be the BEST CHINESE ANIMATED MOVIE out there. Hands down. This superb CGI recreation of the Fabled Chinese God of the same name hardly surprised me when it BROKE ALL CHINESE BOX OFFICE RECORDS and became the "highest grossing chinese animated film, regionally and outside china". The film follows the story of Ne Zha,a demon boy destined to bring about Chaos to the human world.What follows is a sheer epic adventure of Friendship, Rediscovery, Redemption and Acceptance.The animation is flawless, and every detail on every object is remarkable. The fight scenes....especially....occupying the major part of second part....is just BREATHTAKING. The Action sequences are just awesome and are an Edge-of-your-seat experience, and the animation of the Elements are just as realistic and are a remarkable example of the advancements in the chinese animation industry. The film changes some aspects of the original mythology....but for the better...because the story makes better sense this way. The central character arc is very well defined and the audience just grows and evolves along with nezha throughout the movie. All characters are well scripted and the makers made sure we could feel the emotions of every character in play. All in all a MUST MUST WATCH if interested in chinese mythology...nd even if not...there's no reason why you such skip such an innovative and revolutionary movie. Trust me. Watch it.This movie knows how to keep you GLUED to the end and shows the rest of the world the true potential of chinese animation.....and western animators....nothing against you...but BE VERY AFRAID. Flawless film. 5 stars.

The movie Jumper, for me, was a mixed bag of reactions. There's much to like about it...as well there are a lotta things that felt nonsensical and turned down the experience. The movie boasts of great VFX that even in 2020 can give any graphics intense film a run for their money. The basic plot and concept is good...but it could have been executed way better. There are many plot holes, Illogical dialogue, clichêd twists...Also, being a realism seeking person...i was perplexed to find the characters publicly using their powers and just being downright reckless and uncaring, throughout the film.But for those who can overlook these and mainly just wanna enjoy the action and fight scenes....then you'll find this movie highly entertaining. A good movie to watch when you are bored and are just looking for some thrill and visual enjoyment and wanna take it easy on the brain. Giving it 3 stars only for the VFX and action sequences.(You'll get plenty of them.)