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Bionicle 3: Web of Shadows

2005 · 75 min

A brisk, earnest animated adventure with a darker edge, where heroes wrestle with inner beasts amid ruined cityscapes and mythic quests.

Directed by: David Molina, Terry Shakespeare
Genres: Action, Animation, Fantasy
Starring: Christopher Gaze, Brian Drummond, Trevor Devall

Tagline: The final battle for Metru Nui begins.
Overview: The Toa Metru return to their glorious city of Metru Nui to finally accomplish their mission, only to find the city in ruins, overrun by the dreaded Visorak horde. Captured by their new enemy and transformed into hideous Toa Hordika, our heroes must find a figure out of myth to be cured of their mutations and fulfill their destiny before the beast within overtakes them.

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Directed by: David Molina, Terry Shakespeare
Genres: Action, Animation, Fantasy
Starring: Christopher Gaze, Brian Drummond, Trevor Devall

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
betrayal
redemption
loyalty
survival
Places: fantasy world
big city
Era: timeless
Audience: family
Form: animated
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	6
Horror	3
Humour	2
Realism	1
Romance	1
Tension	5
Darkness	6
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: action, animation, fantasy, family
Directed by: David Molina, Terry Shakespeare
Written by: Brett Matthews
Starring: Christopher Gaze, Brian Drummond, Trevor Devall, Paul Dobson, Tabitha St. Germain, Alessandro Juliani, Kathleen Barr, French Tickner
Music: Nathan Furst
Runtime: 75 min
Country: United States of America, Denmark, Canada, Taiwan
Languages: English

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