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Ark

2005 · 82 min

A fast-paced animated sci-fi adventure with earnest drama, a doomed romance, and a bittersweet ending that lingers.

Directed by
Kenny Hwang
Genres
Action, Animation, Drama
Overview
The population of the planet Alcyone is split in two; the cultures of the Ceveans and the Storrions are locked in eternal war, destroying their home. Led by their priestess Amiel, the Ceveans constructed the Ark in an attempt to flee their world, but the Ark was ceased by the Storrions, enslaving some of the Ceveans and banishing the rest to the wastelands.

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Directed by
Kenny Hwang
Genres
Action, Animation, Drama
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How it feels

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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • identity
  • family
  • survival
  • redemption
Places
  • space
  • wilderness
Era
far-future
Audience
teen
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror2
Humour3
Realism2
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
action, animation, drama, science fiction
Directed by
Kenny Hwang
Written by
Jordan Itkowitz
Starring
Chiara Zanni, Kirby Morrow, James Woods, Trevor Devall, Kathleen Barr, Tabitha St. Germain, Gerard Plunkett, Fiona Hogan
Music
Dave Lowmiller, Dennis C. Brown
Runtime
82 min
Country
South Korea, United States of America
Languages
English, Korean

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