Müanyag égbolt

I was looking forward to this movie, but surprisingly it appeared to be excessively boring and run-of-the-mill.

The sentiment of the whole storyline is very kitschy, unrefined, while the representation (the drawing) is fairly unique.

I did not manage to comprehend any of the logics of the represented world, it may be my bad. One of the most annoying weaknesses of the movie is - even when it's a sci-fi - that it never ever tried to rely on science and scientific facts.

This movie is more like a personal delirium of the directors with their subjective sense of logic or the lack of it.

I was hoping for some important notes on environmental conservation, but received a gibberish message instead.

White Plastic sky is a mesmerising film to behold. The animation is a mixture of styles, involving 2D rotoscoping and 3D elements that are difficult to distinguish between CGI and actual objects.

The futuristic Budapest depicted in this film is also as beautiful as it is dreadful. Future foods and technologies have unique designs to them, and the atmosphere is sublime.

The actual plot sees the struggle of a couple in this environment. I won't spoil too much, but this is a "as above, so below" situation, where the environment reflects the characters and their struggles perfectly.

A strong recommendation.

My review will be the first - how odd. As this movie has been out in Hungarian cinemas. I hope many many people will go and watch this story.

First of all, the technique it was drawn with is impressive. I was lucky enough to meet the two creators/directors and they described the tremendous work this movie required. If the genre of animation is not your jam don't be distracted - it is real acting by real actors, then drawn on the pictures by hand, so all the movements of the face, reactions, wrinkles feel real. This work has been under production for 8 years.

The story is pretty engaging. Set in the far future (2123) in Budapest and Hungary, we get to know a world without life except for a very few people who could survive, but for that they must pay a big price... I was very much busy with the visuals (lovely long scenes of natural images of the storms/streams of water/buildings). For me the center story - the love story - is actually less engaging than the social and ecological part of the movie. It is becoming more and more realistic as the time passes by, our beloved Earth is slowly giving in and will become as hostile to us as we are treating our home.

This movie should be on the must-watch list of everyone, and especially those who love science fiction and dystopian TV show and movies. Also anyone who is concerned about how to adapt to our near future apocalyptic world. It is a bit of Avatar meet Death, love, robots meet Blade runner.

I hope they will recieve the appratiation they deserve... I took off a star only because of some minor issues I had in the representation and logic in the story.