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Arco review
Portman and Ruffalo join the English voice cast of this film about a time-travelling boy from Earth's drowned future and a girl with a robot nanny
TL;DR
- The film features expressive character design, a delicate musical score, and strong emotional beats.
- The script is considered derivative, borrowing plot points from other movies.
- The protagonist, Arco, is a boy from a future where Earth is a drowned planet.
- Arco travels back in time to 2075, encountering a girl named Iris and her robot nanny, Mikki.
- The film's visuals are saturated with color, resembling a rainbow.
- Earth in 2026 (the era where most of the film takes place) experiences regular extreme storms and wildfires.
- Parallels are drawn to films like E.T., Interstellar, AI, and La Jetée.
- The bond between Mikki and the children is highlighted as emotionally persuasive.
- Despite its subject matter, the film finds a note of optimism.
- Natalie Portman and Mark Ruffalo voice Iris's parents.