Movie #2129 ........................."Over the Moon" (netflix - streaming)

 Movie #2129 "Over the Moon" (netflix - streaming) this is another animated feature that is nominated for an oscar, and although it doesn't have a chance, I liked this one much better.  It's a musical (which would not be a selling feature I am guessing to all the little kiddies out there, but for me, there's a" Hamilton" connection (Phillipa Soo (Eliza Hamilton) plays Chang, the goddess.  And Cathy Ang who plays the lead 13 year old girl has a golden voice --- hope to see her on broadway some day!  This story has a journey, too, and yes, it is unbelievable, but it reminded me of Wizard of Oz, and the place she lands reminded me of Emerald City and the goddess was very human and had faults like the Wizard (in Oz).  I liked the girl's age of 13, which is one of the most difficult ages to get through, going through grief for her mother --- and instead of dwelling on that in the film, she puts her attention on this love story that her mother told her about, and it was a shared belief that she holds on to.  And at the end of her journey, she has learned and is is more accepting of change.  The little boy who follows her in the rocket ship is adorable, as is Gobi (this little globule that accompanies, along with the two rabbits that get together by the end of the film.  I liked this warm, albeit very different story with cultural diversity galore.  I'd give it 4 out of 5.  

"OVER THE MOON"     1 hour and 35 mins                   2020

In this animated musical, a girl builds a rocket ship and blasts off, hoping to meet a mythical moon goddess.

Having grown up hearing her mother's favourite legend about Chang'e, pale moon's goddess who lives alone on the silent celestial body pining for Hou Yi, her long-lost lover, the brilliant thirteen-year-old girl, Fei Fei, is in for an unpleasant surprise. Then, as if that weren't enough, her doting father catches her off-guard by making a life-altering announcement, and Fei Fei's whole world comes crashing down around her. Now, determined to prove him wrong, Fei Fei sets out to build a home-made rocket and blast off to the stars. Does true love last forever?

Directors:

 Glen Keane, John Kahrs (co-director) 

Writers:

 Audrey Wells, Jennifer Yee McDevitt (additional screenplay material by)  |1 more credit »

Stars:

 Glen Keane, Brycen Hall, Ruthie Ann Miles