Strange World
A journey deep into an uncharted and treacherous land, where fantastical creatures await the legendary Clades—a family of explorers whose differences threaten to topple their latest, and by far most crucial, mission.
- Released:
- Runtime: 102 minutes
- Genre: Animation, Family
- Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Alan Tudyk, Dennis Quaid, Gabrielle Union, Jaboukie Young-White, Lucy Liu, Alan Tudyk
- Director: Qui Nguyen
Comments
- ed_ghent - 7 April 2024
Utterly underwhelming
The story is flat. My daughter and I gave it a shot, and kinda liked the environment aspect, but both of us were bored by the story arch and characters. Sadly, Disney didn't build on the characters and make them likeable. I'm sure we weren't the only viewers not caring about them by midway. It's overly predictable, needlessly colorful, and misses opportunities for genuine laughs, instead trying to force a laugh too often which doesn't cut it these days with so many options. - noshouse - 17 September 2023
Looking at the right things from a narrow perspective, maybe when viewed from a broader perspective, it turns out to be wrong
For families with children, whether they're under 10 or under 30, I highly recommend watching this movie together. It's perfect for a family movie night. To the kids, 'Strange World' is an adventure story, and the adult world, as depicted in the film, truly lives up to its name-strange. It can spark kids' interest and curiosity. What I recommend even more is for teenagers, say 16 or 17 years old, especially those whose perspectives might differ from their parents. In this movie, those differences are expressed twice. What's special is that the director and writer used the protagonist, Claude, to discuss different angles. There's the young Claude expressing himself, and then there's the present-day Claude, who's now a father and being expressed about. If you happen to have questions in this regard, I genuinely suggest watching it together with your kids and opening up a discussion. Because sometimes, what seems right from a small perspective might turn out to be wrong when viewed from a broader one. - kgmorgan-04247 - 1 May 2023
Love after low expectations.
I truly do not understand how this movie did so poorly. I loved it and thought it was extremely clever. The multigenerational dynamics played out in a way that really resonated for me, and I felt it was a great story about being your own person with a relevant message regarding the risks of putting our own comfort before the big picture. Animation was interesting in a good way, and it felt very original, which is a nice change for Disney with so many sequels and live retellings of classics. It was also really nice to see a diverse cast of characters that didn't fall into tokenism. Just wish it had had better marketing so I would have watched it earlier. - rune-67765 - 7 January 2023
Liked the movie was good
I liked the film thought it was a good watch i liked how it went the pace the characters the animation was good. How everything looked and the the story going a certain way then changing at some point i wont say when as no spoilers. I took a look through the reviews saw some good and plenty of ok and plenty of bad to.
I do not get all the bad once giving so low well the half giving 5 stars i find just means it is a ok film but the once below i dont get some are sounding as if there reviewing something other than a film. People expect to much or something perfect these days instead of just expecting something good or ok and sitting down and watching and enjoying the film.
I think its a good watch for kids family or adults just may not be for everyone especially those who take films to seriously and then review it as such just enjoy it its a good film to watch maybe get as a dvd you can pull out every now and then to watch. - johnh1980 - 4 January 2023
Pleasantly surprised!
Seeing the average rating and reading one or two reviews I had low expectations, especially the suggestion that there is no plot.
Yes, the storyline is perhaps a little predictable for adults, remember though that this is a PG Disney film to be enjoyed by much younger viewers too. Also not fair to compare to Disney musicals with catchy songs to sing along to, this is an adventure story without the song and dance.
I watched this with my 4 year old daughter, who wanted to watch again the next day, perhaps the best thing to say is I really didn't mind watching it for a second time with her. There are some really positive real world messages as well as real world problems cleverly presented to younger viewers in this strange world.
Give it a go! - wrightrebecca - 1 January 2023
Come On! It's a Great Movie!
It's a unique Disney Movie! I love the aspects of it: About understanding different worlds, environment and creatures and living cohesively.
Fathers, Son and The Mother. As a family. The understanding family values. What's important and your dreams can be indifferent.
Partnerships and love. What makes us happy.
Adventures and adventuring out.
The Dog and the Creature. So cute and funny they were.
How Mother Earth can come in different ways and a universes within a universe.
The animation in this movie is awesome. The creatures.understanding the biology of living things.
Using our imagination in this movie. Exploring and exploration.
In this Era atm. It's been too superficial. Too arrogant and entitled. Forget we are all human. Need to practice kindness and living cohesively like this movie.
I gave it a 10 for humor, and imagination. A worldly wonderment of Disney's unique story telling in this one. - rebeccamurison - 30 December 2022
What a Cool Solar Punk and Fantasy Dream.
I am so surprised this got so many negative reviews! I feel like it really is such a great movie for Millennials, Gen Z, and Gen Alpha. Something to aspire to with green energy, talks about different personality types and family dynamics, while exploring a totally unique and interesting other world.
The characters have unique builds, there is a fair amount of diversity, the imagery and design is very literally out of this world. Lots of pinks and blues. Good movement and soundtrack. I know some said it was boring but really after a few long stressful years this feels like the perfect movie to set the pace for 2023.
Honestly I've just been dying for something just like this. - alinaveverka - 29 December 2022
Fun time movie with no ambition
It was way better that I expected judging on the low ratings!
Yes, morale is chewed up and served on a plate for the viewers to eat up and do not spend too much time on thinking :) Nevertheless it is a good quality movie! There are good written characters and the monologues. Plot makes sense. There is a lot of good humor, the entire picture is very dynamic.
I also liked the "underworld" creatures and ecological structure. Again, nothing radically innovative but the world, its' structure, its' creatures are very well thought through.
I liked the idea of 3 generation not understanding each other, but none of them being actually on the right side.
In the end, we don't have to agree or even understand our loved once, but the important part is to support them. - puzderreka - 26 December 2022
Not a legendary movie but a decent one
I liked that the movie has several messages. It's not really about one topic, it's one storyline but several subjects. Three generations appear on the movie, but I think there is no main one, all of them has their lessons and development.
I really disliked a part of writing at a point, it's just a few minutes but it was disturbing for me. Something was pretty out of character, and I really don't get why it was necessary.
Visually I found it creative, and was pretty enjoyable for me.
I think it worth to give it a chance. Not the greatest movie of all times, not even nowadays, but it has some good ideas, nice messages and I think it's fun after all. - samueljamesjones - 25 December 2022
Very underrated
I don't get why this movie gets a lot of hate. When I watched this I really enjoyed it. It is a crazy rollercoaster of an adventure and a lot of interesting and crazy creatures are seen throughout the movie. This movie is full of adventures, comedy, fun and emotional. Most of this film is great entertainment and in my opinion this film is very underrated and it deserves higher ratings. This review is only in my opinion so don't take this seriously as I am just writing this as an opinion and this is just my opinion. Anyway I recommend giving this film a try and if you don't like it, it is fine.
