The film has a unique and mesmerizing art style. The animation is sometimes smooth and sometimes not so much, but each new creature that we are briefly introduced to has a new and creative way of moving, which really brings the whole setting to life.The narrative is very bizarre and sometimes extremely disturbing. The tone of the film does not treat the young protagonist's torture with solemnity, which I appreciate, because the first act is mostly from the enormous aliens' perspective, and, similarly, we do not understand the plight of insects when we play with them. The plot, while not exceedingly original, held my interest, because it was well-paced, and because the setting and characters that the plot used were so fascinating and new. My only real gripe with the story is that the ending is very rushed. *MILD SPOILERS* The narrative contents of the ending had the potential to be very satisfying, but we are not given enough time to feel.I would overall highly recommend this film to anyone, especially those seeking alternative animation. The '70s and '80s were a great time for animated cinema because Disney was quiet.

This was one of a set of gift movies my brother had provided to me last year, and I managed to find time today to view it with him. I had no idea what to expect from this film given its home media cover, though one rather annoying thing was that the menu was somewhat wonky. I had to enable subtitles during the film rather than through the menu because of this, though since it wasn't original 1973 theater format, it wasn't anything I should detract from this movie. As for the movie itself?As the name implies, the story's setting is on the fantastic planet (sorry) Ygam, with the Renaissance-style-human depicted Oms and the enormous Draags sharing it. Given how it's a fantasy sci-fi (which in other movies would seem paradoxical), it throws out all these ideas of flora, fauna, and other things to set it apart from reality as much as possible. I don't know about you who might be reading this, but I ended up very confused by this since I thought that some ideas would get a tad more explanation, so they wouldn't be there just for the sake of being there. Anyway, there is one humorous gag earlier on and some drama in the fighting scenes and aftermath. Put simply, the plot is a lot like Night on the Galactic Railroad; there's almost too much going on that you can't wrap your head around it. The animation is also perplexing; it incorporates, as I mentioned, a more fantastic, Renaissance style for the Ohms and scenery and a sci-fi style for the Draags and most of the plot elements. I can understand it being 1973 and thus not being comparable to more recent drawn movies like The Prophet, but the animation is sometimes choppy and not fluid enough when it's important. At the very least, it doesn't recycle animation like what Disney did the same year. It's satisfactory overall, but could have benefited from more movement in other areas unless it was a lower budget movie. If that were the case, I could feel more sympathy for it. Most of the characters are forgettable not because they're too plain and bland, but because they interact with so much that one will be left thinking about anything but the characters. It's generally a movie driven much more by its own plot than by the characters who carry this plot out. Given how I saw it in its original French (though subtitled in English, like I personally prefer), I can't really say much about the acting except that it passes. If you enjoy fantasy or sci-fi, this film is for you. For the common viewer, it's worth a glimpse just in case you're empty-headed or need way too many things to think about. Children, though, may be more bored by this film since it isn't driven by its characters; if my brother actually fell asleep during it (I honestly had to fight the urge twice), I can't imagine how much differently it would play out for younger audiences. Speaking of which, mind the occasional violence and nudity if you are viewing this with young ones. If there's one thing you should be before watching this film, it's completely awake.

A French-Czech Production. The Language Spoken is French with English Subtitles.Do Not let that Dissuade. This Wonderfully Imaginative Animated Movie from 1973 is a Visual Presentation (and what a WOW it is) First and Foremost and the Dialog is Minimal.It is done with Limited Animation. Think Terry Gilliam (Monty Python), Ralph Bakshi, South Park, etc.But "Limitation" does not come to Mind after Viewing this Surreal, Dali-Esque, "Twilight Zone" Vibed Trip to Another Planet-Dimension-Universe. It's as Out There as it gets.The Stunning, often Disturbing, Images Dominate the Simple Story and it keeps the Viewers Attention with a Mesmerizing Display of an Off-Kilter Reality that is Off Our Planet for sure, but keeps the Connection with its Humanoid Characters at the Center.But there is an Array of Absolutely Bizarre Creatures that come from the Realm of Nightmares that Invade the Proceedings with Regularity and are so Unique They Demand Attention and Fixate the Viewer with not only a Hallucinatory Appearance but Bizarre Behavior Beyond Belief.The Film Holds Up Completely in 2017 and Once Seen its Indelible Images Remain in the Brain and a Freeze Frame is Instantly Recognizable as Captured from this Stand Alone Movie.The Musical Score is Worth Mentioning because it Underscores with a Jazz-Rock-Electronic Mood that Meshes so Magnificently Massaging the Movie with Tones that at First Presents Itself and then Fades in the Background but is Forever Reaching on an almost Subconscious Level.

I originally watched this film because it was a strange looking animated film that attracted my attention in a weird sort of way. To my disappointment, I found this movie boring, dull, and uninteresting. The storyline was so slow and completely unengaging. It was a unique concept for a plot but was not executed well at all. The quality of the film was extremely poor, especially the terrible animation. If you liked The Beatles' Yellow Submarine, this is probably a film for you. The film was a waste of my time and was worthless as far as I am concerned. I am struggling to draw this out because it was not even worth the ten lines of text that is needed to post this review.