Mune: the Guardian of the Moon shines with his audacity [critique]

A poetic animated film to watch this evening on Gulli.

In 2015, First fell under the spell of Mune from its first images, fabulous and dreamlike, unveiled at the Annecy Animation Film Festival. Created within the French studios ON Entertainment and Onyx Film, under the direction of Benoît Philipponhe counts among his voice cast Omar Sy, Michael Gregorio And Izia Higelin. It will be rebroadcast this Saturday evening on Gulli.

The story of Mune ? In a Fabulous world, Mune, a mischievous little faun, is despite himself designated guardian of the moon: the one who brings the night and watches over the world of dreams. But he continues disasters and gives the guardian of darkness the opportunity to steal the sun. With the help of Sohone, the proud guardian of the sun and the fragile Wax, Mune sets off on an extraordinary quest that will make him a legendary guardian!

Here is the review of First : A faun designated guardian of the Moon, a fiery colossus master of the Sun and a creature of wax combine to prevent Necross from plunging the world into darkness… Set in a colorful post-“Avatar” universe, the new film from the production company On Entertainment (the French Pixar, to which we owe The Little Prince) shines with its audacity. The inventive artistic direction is matched by an original design of the characters and a certain poetry – a wonderful idea of ​​the wax heroine who freezes at night and melts in the sun. It’s a shame that the scenario, ultra conventional, does not rise to the level of aesthetic issues.

Trailer for Mune :