Fantastic Planet

7/2/2022

Clearly an acid driven film of the early 70s, yet somehow even better than Yellow Submarine, for example. Is it the origin of the human race? An allegory of our coming destruction brought about by our failure to appreciate our environment? A Buddhist parable? A vegan morality? Take your pick. No matter how you interpret it, the story telling is magnificent. Don't forget to dose first :-)

10/21/2026

"Terr" is an "Om", a sort of "Lilliputian" sized creature on the world of "Ygam" that is governed by the cerebral "Draag". He was captured when he was young, put into a collar and kept as a pet but he is no fool. Content to entertain his young "Draag" owner he also avails himself of their learning - and before too long knows many secrets of their industrialised society that they think him too immature to possibly comprehend. Then he manages to escape and flees into the company of other undomesticated "Om" whom he quickly befriends and even empowers to believe they can fight back as the "Draag" embark on some punitive expeditions with their vastly superior technology that function a little like hoovers. The question is: is it all over for the "Om" or could they use his knowledge to retaliat