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Battle For Terra Stars (voices of): Evan Rachel Wood, Luke Wilson, Justin Long, James Garner, Danny Glover, Chris Evans, David Cross and Brian Cox Director: Aristomenis Tsirbas Scriptwriters: (story) Aristomenis Tsirbas (script) Evan Spiliotopoulos Composer: Abel Korzeniowski Roadside Attractions Rating: PG for science fiction violence (animated) Running Length: 99 minutes On the planet Terra, life is peaceful and the civilization has learned to lead a simple life, after recovering from a history of war. It is startling to them to have contact with a warlike group of people who can’t breath in their atmosphere and are definitely hostile. Such is the story in this animated film where Earthlings are the invaders and the Terrans are the peaceful inhabitants. This is something akin to trying to live underwater and you always have to have an oxygen tank on your back. Animation is angular and similar to that of “Coraline.” We begin with two rebellious teens, Mala (Evan Rachel Wood) and Senn (Justin Long) who travel through the air with machines similar to Michelangelo’s bird-like flying machines. The teens soar through clouds and are having a great time. They live in buildings that resemble tall stalks. Mala lives with her father and life is good, until an enormous ship appears in the sky and “strange creatures” (humans) come with military precision. One such person is wounded and with a sudden decision, Mala decides to care for him. She and Senn build a tent filled with oxygen-giving plants and soon the pilot can breath on his own. Eventually, they become friends, and the teens learn that Earth so polluted its planetary system that a ship was built to carry explorers to another world to live. When the pilot goes back to his unit and tries to explain that the inhabitants are friendly, he is hushed by his brother, Stewart (Chris Evans) and the nasty General Hemmer (Brian Cox). The plan is to use a new machine to provide oxygen for humans, but it will kill the Terrans. The battle begins. Can anyone help? OK, so you get the drift. Man isn’t always on the winning side and as folklore says, the only species to soil its nest. With colorful animation, the story is told from the side of the planet’s inhabitants who have learned how to be peaceful and don’t want to go to war again. On the other hand, humans have military leaders and haven’t explored peaceful means to get their point across. Sometimes, it takes an act of kindness to do this. Voice work is well done, and the music score by Abel Korzeniowski is especially effective. Using classically themed music, the composer offers elegance to the story. The oxygen-making machine is a marvel of ingenuity, and resembles something out of Watchmen. Heroes comes in many shapes and forms and, in this future, Earth is but a memory, and hope lives on. Copyright 2009 Marie Asner
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