US EditionMovie Review: In the Oscar-nominated ‘Arco,’ an apocalypse kids can get behind
The Oscar-nominated animated film 'Arco' offers an optimistic vision of 2075 amid ecological disaster, featuring time travel and children navigating a tech-driven future, critics say.
- On Friday, Neon releases Arco in theaters, a PG-rated, Oscar-nominated French animated sci‑fi blending environmental peril with cartoony whimsy.
- Separating its story between two time periods, director Ugo Bienvenu and actor and co-producer Natalie Portman framed those two outlooks as stages of possible futures including 2932 and the near future, with Bienvenu saying he made the film to empower new generations.
- Using whimsical time-travel gimmicks, Arco, a ten-year-old boy, sneaks his sister's cape and accidentally crash-lands in 2075, where Iris befriends him while a trio voiced by Will Ferrell, Andy Samberg and Flea pursues them.
- Reviewers gave the film three and a half stars for its charm and dreamy sci‑fi tone, and critics said it thrills by putting the future in the hands of the young audiences.
- Bienvenu imagines a world where violent storms surround homes with storm-protective bubbles and family robots handle daily tasks, showing children and families that imagination and creativity offer hope amid ecological crisis.
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Movie Review: In the Oscar-nominated 'Arco,' an apocalypse kids can get behind
Ugo Bienvenu’s Oscar-nominated “Arco” is a charming and dreamy sci-fi animated movie where environmental catastrophe and cartoony fun collide.
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