![]() ![]() Kaena The Prophecy 2003 Software Darling Of The majority of the CG artists who worked on this film were, at first, all novices, most of whom had some minor experience in doing CG game work. Looking at the quot Special Featuresquot and the Making-Of featurette on the DVD before watching the movie, I learned quite a lot about why and how it was made. Read More Reviewed by sealsjay 9 Have you ever played a game on the PS2, PC or XBOX and just drooled over the cut-scenes, those small cinematic snippets shown between levels This entire movie, scene after scene, is just like that. Overall, I give quot Kaenaquot an 8 based on the strength of its story and characters. The choice of a very muted color palate for most of the scenes doesn39 t quite make up in atmosphere for what it loses in vibrancy and realism. ![]() The only real criticism I have is that the quality of the animation is uneven, ranging between mid-9039 s video game at one extreme and almost breathtaking at the other. The voice-over narration (English) is particularly good, especially Kirsten Dunst in the title role. I mean, isn39 t that the point, to create something that can only exist in the imagination I have a hard time seeing the relevance of comparing quot Kaenaquot even to other animated features like quot Toy Storyquot or quot Ice Age.quot SciFi is a genre unto itself and needs to be judged on its own terms. ![]() That39 s sort of like criticizing quot Terminatorquot or quot Lord of the Ringsquot because, as one reviewer wrote: quot that could never happen.quot Well, yeah. Kaena The Prophecy 2003 Software Darling OfĪt its center, is a village whose people are in mortal danger, because Axis is withering, its sap is drying up.Ĭompelled by a mysterious force, Kaena, a rebellious, high-spirited teenage girl, will defy the High Priest and her peoples ancestral beliefs, to take the perilous journey through the Axis and discover what dark secrets lie beyond the clouds. ![]()
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