Beautifully designed sci-fi fantasy, based on a series of French graphic novels, that owes a lot to previous films like "The Fifth Element" and of course the inevitable "Blade Runner" - with some "Stargate" thrown in.
This is by no means a bad thing. The falcon-headed Egyptian god Horus, who is at the center of the story, is a most interesting character. He is portrayed as a rebel amongst gods; it's a shame we do not learn what he is being punished for. He may be a god, with great powers, but he is also very human, with a sense of humor to boot! It also helps that he has a great voice actor doing his voice.
Voice actor, I say, since he - and most of the other characters - are CGI animated. So are most of the sets, for that matter. While some may not like this, I do! It feels appropriate, since it adds to the artificial nature of the world we see, and its inhabitants: cyborgs, mutants, artificial creatures, computers, robots, etc.
I like this movie. It looks and sounds great, has interesting characters, and there are nice touches of humor in it as well.
This is by no means a bad thing. The falcon-headed Egyptian god Horus, who is at the center of the story, is a most interesting character. He is portrayed as a rebel amongst gods; it's a shame we do not learn what he is being punished for. He may be a god, with great powers, but he is also very human, with a sense of humor to boot! It also helps that he has a great voice actor doing his voice.
Voice actor, I say, since he - and most of the other characters - are CGI animated. So are most of the sets, for that matter. While some may not like this, I do! It feels appropriate, since it adds to the artificial nature of the world we see, and its inhabitants: cyborgs, mutants, artificial creatures, computers, robots, etc.
I like this movie. It looks and sounds great, has interesting characters, and there are nice touches of humor in it as well.