Modern-day China and old Chinese myths join hands in the latest animation by Netflix, “Over The Moon”. Coming on the 23rd of October, this musical animation movie will talk a lot about dreams, relations, stories, and exploration of an unknown magical land.
Over the Moon seems like the culmination of Disney’s Up and Frozen but more from a scientific and nerdy point of view. The Netflix movie has a full Asian cast for all the voiceovers for the movie which put the Asian actors’ community at the forefront again after The Crazy Rich Asians and Disney’s Mulan. Taking up actors for a movie that only needs voiceover but still maintaining the ethnicity will definitely have an influence on the people. Talking about Over the Moon, this computerized, musical animated movie talks about a young girl named Fei Fei who cannot get over a myth told by her mother, who she lost at a very young age.
With her growing age, she finds herself more and more attracted to the Chinese myth of a princess on the moon and wants everyone else around her to believe that, especially the grownups. When she realizes no one is going to take her seriously, she takes it on her hands to prove them wrong. She makes up a rocket for herself and goes on a self-exploration where she reaches an imaginary kingdom named Lunaria situated on the moon. It is then, that she realizes there is a lot more to the moon than what is seen.
The main element of the film is to focus on how one can go to an extent to prove something and deal with grief. This majorly shows why Fei Fei did this; just so she can tell people true love exists and her mother wasn’t wrong. Even though the topics and similar content and characters have been earlier showcased on various animated movies, this might become another loved one especially for the Asian community
The film is directed by Academy Award winner Glenn Keane and co-directed by John Kahrs. The film is produced by Pearl Studio and animated by Sony Pictures Imageworks. The movie stars the voice of Cathy Ang, Philipa Soo, Ken Jeong, John Cho, Margaret Cho, and Sandra Oh. The movie was earlier shown at Montclair Film Festival on October 17, 2020, and now is followed by a debut release on Netflix and select theatres on the 23rd of this month.
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