A boy and a little bird are on a journey across a strange island trying to get back home.... (Full plot summary below)
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A boy and a little bird are on a journey across a strange island trying to get back home.
Leave your thoughts about Away.
| The GuardianLeslie FelperinNot a word is spoken throughout, which harkens back to an older era of cinematic storytelling. At the same time, the extreme frame-to-frame fluidity of the computer-assisted animation style, composed entirely of fields of subtly modulated colour, no outlines and minimal modelling, looks completely 21st century. |
| CineVueChristopher MachellAway combines Zilbalodis’ signature minimalist style with the structure of a classic survival story. |
| VarietyPeter DebrugeFor those with the opportunity to see Away in a theater, the experience will either mesmerize or annoy, as the project feels like a promising first pass — a rough-rendered showcase of Zilbalodis’ myriad gifts, which are better suited to world-building and scenic design than character animation. |
| The Hollywood ReporterJordan MintzerSomewhere between Hayao Miyazaki and Terrence Malick lies Away, a gorgeously made minimalist cartoon that’s long on beauty and breathtaking scenery, if somewhat short on traditional narrative. |
| User ReviewDawdlingPoetThis film is about hope in dark times - about making the most and standing up to your fears (characterised as an Iron Man type figure), determined for a better outlook to come. It features some surprisingly stirring instrumental music, which is quite emotive, heightening the overall feel of scenes. It's got a certain charm to it, this film in general and while its not an animated film likely to fully entertain youngish kids like Pixar films do (this film features no spoken dialogue), its pretty good - quirky, sobering, maybe even thought provoking, so yes, I'd recommend this. |
