Review: The latest from Disney Animation is visually stunning but hamstrung by a basic story and thin characters
.” Maybe “Strange World” only seems to falter because it can’t handle the weight of its own expectations.“Strange World” kicks off by introducing us to Jaeger Clade , a burly, mustachioed explorer from the tiny country of Avalonia, which is surrounded by unscalable mountains and whose people live a technologically simple life. Jaeger is fixated on what lies beyond the mountainous limits, and reaching the world outside is his life’s work.
It’s not a goal shared by his son Searcher Clade , who would prefer to stay home and study plants. On their last mission together, Searcher spots a plant that’s like a type of electrified tomatillo; he elects to take the plant and return home, while Jaeger continues on. The plant, now known as Pando, has given the Avalonians superior technology, and Searcher is hailed as a modern hero. His statue stands in the town square next to his father’s; Jaeger never returned home.
Twenty-five years later, something is wrong with the Pando crop, so Searcher, his son Ethan , wife Meridian , Avalonian leader Callisto and a diverse crew head off to figure out what’s killing the plant their lives and livelihoods now depend on. But what’s this? Exploring seems to … agree with Ethan? Searcher frets that this is a case of like grandfather, like grandson — a worry that intensifies when they find that Jaeger has been eking out survival in the weird biome they now all find themselves in.
If the plot sounds typical, that’s because it is. While the characters are fine, there’s not much below the surface. The twist is more of a bend, and the emotional arc is more of a line. Even the two nonhuman sidekicks — dog Legend and Splat, who’s basically a sentient Wacky WallWalker — feel repetitiveCredit must be given where it’s due, though, and most of it goes to the visual team.
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