The storyline follows Bosafumi (Connor Davidson), who wants to make something new for his home planet. He makes a space shuttle, but his government only gives people a limited amount of time to live. Bosafumi's timer runs out and he uses his space shuttle to escape, crash-landing on Earth. Now stranded in the middle of the ocean, the question is whether he will find a way to get to land before it's too late.
This film has a clear and understandable plot. It starts with him crashing into the middle of the ocean. For some time, we observe him there, waiting to be rescued. Then, there's a flashback to where he came from. That made me think about what he could have done to get to where he is now. The animation is well executed. It's in 2D and stylistically reminds me of Saturday morning cartoons; the characters are cool and the special effects used with them are fun and interesting. For example, when Bosafumi sees some food to catch, his eyes revolve in a circular pattern alternating between green and orange. The protagonist, Bosafumi, is someone who wants to make something great before he dies. I can connect with that idea because I think that we all want to achieve something great before we die. On Bosafumi's home planet, his city is like a dystopian city and quite futuristic. The city on Earth looks like a current day city. When we get a glimpse of it, it kind of looks like somewhere in Italy. One special effect I particularly like is when Bosafumi is on the space shuttle and it turns to an older one that looks like it was from a 1890s film.
The film's message is that we should be grateful for what we have and the time we have, because we don't know when our time is up, so we should make the most of it. Note that It contains some bloody acts of violence and mild profanity. Also, it talks of death when describing how the government kills their people for energy to the city. Also, when Bosafumi is playing with a paddleball, the ball flies off, hits a bird, and the bird falls into the ocean. That is followed by the comment, "This man got away with Murder," which discounts the act of killing the bird. It does show how an older man, who is in a wheelchair still goes out and fish by himself.
I give Bosafumi 3.5 out of 5 stars and recommend it for ages 8 to 12. By Zamyra G., KIDS FIRST!
The storyline follows Bosafumi (Connor Davidson), who wants to make something new for his home planet. He makes a space shuttle, but his government only gives people a limited amount of time to live. Bosafumi's timer runs out and he uses his space shuttle to escape, crash-landing on Earth. Now stranded in the middle of the ocean, the question is whether he will find a way to get to land before it's too late.
This film has a clear and understandable plot. It starts with him crashing into the middle of the ocean. For some time, we observe him there, waiting to be rescued. Then, there's a flashback to where he came from. That made me think about what he could have done to get to where he is now. The animation is well executed. It's in 2D and stylistically reminds me of Saturday morning cartoons; the characters are cool and the special effects used with them are fun and interesting. For example, when Bosafumi sees some food to catch, his eyes revolve in a circular pattern alternating between green and orange. The protagonist, Bosafumi, is someone who wants to make something great before he dies. I can connect with that idea because I think that we all want to achieve something great before we die. On Bosafumi's home planet, his city is like a dystopian city and quite futuristic. The city on Earth looks like a current day city. When we get a glimpse of it, it kind of looks like somewhere in Italy. One special effect I particularly like is when Bosafumi is on the space shuttle and it turns to an older one that looks like it was from a 1890s film.
The film's message is that we should be grateful for what we have and the time we have, because we don't know when our time is up, so we should make the most of it. Note that It contains some bloody acts of violence and mild profanity. Also, it talks of death when describing how the government kills their people for energy to the city. Also, when Bosafumi is playing with a paddleball, the ball flies off, hits a bird, and the bird falls into the ocean. That is followed by the comment, "This man got away with Murder," which discounts the act of killing the bird. It does show how an older man, who is in a wheelchair still goes out and fish by himself.
I give Bosafumi 3.5 out of 5 stars and recommend it for ages 8 to 12. By Zamyra G., KIDS FIRST!
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