Kokone is thinking of attending university and she has exams to prepare for. Instead, she dozes off. Her car mechanic father is arrested and put into a cell? Kokone and her friend Morio manage to track him down. She finds herself taking refuge from her father’s problems in sleep. There are thrills in dreams that await her when she is asleep. It is possible that her dreams have more meaning than she knows?
Kokone could have narcolepsy? She is dreaming about a patriarchal kingdom known as Heartland. Kokone and her friend Morio seem to have a bond that can’t be broken? The animation is very beautiful and I really like Japanese style. Heartland is a kingdom with both sci-fi and fantasy but a lot of action too. The composer of the background music is Yoko Shimomura. She is also known for her video game songs. There are a LOT of elements that are left unexplained? There is violence in some of the action and a couple of deaths. Some mass explosions and destruction. Supernatural fights between mechanical creatures operated by humans. There are messages about teamwork, following your dreams and standing up for your loved ones. The female main character is curious, brave and smart. There is a complaint from a reviewer that the entire movie is a commercial for self-driving cars?? 4* (I really liked the movie)
111 min, Animation directed and written by Kenji Kamiyama with the voices of Mitsuki Takahata, Shinnosuke Mitsushima, Jamison Boaz, Ray Chase, Ben Diskin, Yosuke Eguchi, Doug Erholtz, Arata Furuta, Wayne Grayson, Kyle Heberft, Rie Kugimiya, Tomoya Maeno.
Note: Imdb 6.3 out of 10 with 1,001 views, Common Sense Media Sandie Angulo Chen, age 10+, 4* out of 5*, 4* positive message, 4* role models, 2* violence, 1* sex, 2* language, Rotten Tomatoes 65% with 17 critics 53% audience with 134 ratings, Metacritic 69 out of 100 with 5 critic reviews (4 positive, 1 mixed) 4.3 out of 10 with 11 user scores (4 positive, 2 mixed, 5 negative), The Guardian 2* out of 5* Mike McCahill, Amazon 4.1* out of 5* with 59 reviews.
Special Note: Filmed in the United Kingdom by Anime Limited and in Taiwan by Garage Play. Featured on The Month in Movies: March 2018, TV Episode with the trailer shown and the film discussed. There is a possibility that the 2020 Tokyo Olympics could be cancelled because of the carnivorous virus?
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