French animated film La Planete Sauvage (Fantastic Planet, 1973), winner of the Cannes special jury prize 1973, and directed by Rene Laloux was adapted from science fiction author Stefan Wul's Oms en série (1957). This surreal story takes place on the alien Draag homeworld of Ygam where the Draags hold descendants of the earthly human race (Oms) as pets. When these Oms escape captivity they form tribal colonies; which the Draags periodically eradicate they way we do to ants or mice. It is only after the Om called Terr steals a Draag learning device and gains insight to their advanced science that the Oms have a chance to compete for their survival. Upon leaving Ygam and finding the Fantastic Planet the Oms discover they now have the power to disrupt the Draag's mysterious meditation ritual, and use this to force a mutually beneficial treaty between the two races.
I recommend taking the time to experience this film and also note the exceptional score by Alain Goraguer
Here is part 1 of 8 (in english) from YouTube. Be sure to watch all 8
You can also see all eight parts of Fantastic Planet embedded@ The World Of Kane
or download the french version of La Planete Sauvage from veoh
Friday, March 27, 2009
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dude I definitely should have been the one who suggested this to you but I dont think I did. Saw it a few months ago the art is fucking amazing. The alien plants/landscapes/activities are awesome.
ReplyDeleteAlso cool to note, the original story presented allegorically through Fantastic Planet is the Communist impact on I think Czech Republic or some other Eastern European country. Without knowing this though, the movie seems like a metaphor for soo much more.
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