Kaena
Kaena: The Prophesy was a disappointment. I didn't look too hard at the poster, but I figured I'd give a French animated film a chance. Bah.
The subtitle (and sad to see the it also in the French original) adds nothing. There's a prophecy, but it doesn't have the dramatic tension of even the Old Testament. Its just--see girl, learn of prophesy, "hey, she's the one!" And the fact that there was a prophesy really didn't even play into the story--other than being the flimsy reason for an alien to trust a human.
Poor story telling.
The scenario writers should go back and read some of the Old Testament prophesies. At least they benefit from the King James English. (or French)
Nice special effects, but they don't amount to much without a story. And what's with the fade outs? It felt like you ran out of film, or tried to edit, which is a disaster when you are rendering your scenes.
I wondered if peeps from Pixar and Dreamworks Animation were in the theater. You know, out of professional curiosity. If they did, I bet they went home not too worried about the French animation industry.
Still, the CG was impressive. Just gotta find a story.
Ok, done rambling.
[ Kaena: The Prophecy, 9:15pm, Red Vic ]