Over the Moon
Directed by Glen Keane
- animation
- adventure
- family
- fantasy
The story
Fueled by memories of her mother, resourceful Fei Fei builds a rocket to the moon on a mission to prove the existence of a legendary moon goddess.
What it’s like
Lush, saturated 3D animation in the Netflix-era style: the moon glows pearl-white against inky indigo skies, lantern reds and jade greens bloom across a Chinese village market, and the lunar realm shifts into dreamy pastels and bioluminescent pinks and blues. Camera moves are sweeping and kinetic during the rocket-building sequences, then drift slow and tender in quieter domestic scenes, with close framing on faces and small household objects. Pop-leaning musical numbers carry much of the emotional weight, bright and melodic rather than melancholy, and the score swells warmly around them. The vibe is bright, whimsical and wistful, with a gentle grief running underneath the wonder. Pacing is brisk and playful, with the mood turning sincere as a young girl slowly learns to let go of a rigid certainty and reconcile with her family. Intensity is very low: a few tense moments of peril in flight and some sad talk of loss, but no real violence, gore or frightening imagery. It suits a family movie night, a comfort watch on a sick day, or a child's first musical, and it is aimed at families and anyone who wants a sweet, imaginative story about hope and grief.
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