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Over the Moon
2020 95 min China, United States of America PG 6+
★7.0
Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Director: Glen Keane, John Kahrs
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Description
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.
Starring
Glen Keane
Actor
Brycen Hall
Actor
Ruthie Ann Miles
Actor
Awards
Golden Globe 2021
— Best Animated Feature
Academy Awards 2021
— Best Animated Feature
Key opinion
Over the Moon is widely praised for its vibrant visual presentation and its sensitive, emotional exploration of grief and family transition. However, the film is frequently criticized for a disjointed narrative shift when the story moves from Earth to its fantasy moon setting, leaving many viewers feeling that the second half lacks the depth and focus of the opening.
| Production | The animation is consistently vivid and aesthetically impressive, effectively grounding the film's emotional themes in high-quality visual design. | |
| Emotion | The film succeeds in crafting a touching and relatable narrative about processing loss and moving forward, anchored in the protagonist's personal journey. | |
| Pacing | The narrative structure is deeply divisive; while the realistic opening on Earth is praised for its emotional weight, the chaotic transition into the hyper-fantasy moon world causes the story's tone and pacing to suffer. | |
| Screenplay | Opinions on the screenplay are split between those who enjoy its imaginative blend of mythology and those who find the plot formulaic, cliché-ridden, and lacking a coherent moral message. |