Mune: Guardian of the Moon (film review) *contains spoilers*

Film: Mune: Guardian of the Moon
Year: 2014
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Directed By: Alexandre Heboyan, Benoit Philippon
Starring: Omar Sy, Izia Higelin, Michael Gregorio
About: When an evil magma demon and his minions steals the sun of a magical world, the new guardians of both the sun and the moon must embark on a quest to retrieve it and save their world from disaster as the moon faces destruction as well
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-YuxDOO8pU

My Review:
Having had my eye on this film since last month I finally gave in and decided to watch it. Leaving looking into this film and not seeing the trailer as I didn't want to ruin this for myself either I went in with an open mind and unsure what to expect. This film definitely exceeded my expectations and left me constantly wanting to know what was going to happen next.

I thought that Mune: Guardian of the Moon was great in that it had someone who didn't want the job of guardian get it and have to learn it all for themselves without any guidance or advise which I thought was nice to see as it seems rare in movies. Not only this but the animation style of this film was different to what I am used to but not only suited the film but also kept the childhood feeling alive which was something I thought was really nice to watch. Having another style for the animation which was set in the dream world was really good as it helped to really show which world the characters were in at a time and gave more understanding to Mune's powers in the film. Having the guardian of the sun also not sure about Mune and wanting the man who had been trained to be the guardian which got refused the title of guardian of the moon not believe in him was a good way of showing how people can have a wrong impression. Not only this but after Mune is able to help save the moon and both character's realise how wrong they were about him and even become friends was something I thought was really sweet and touching. I loved that the girl in the film needed the heat and was able to help both of the guardians in getting back the sun and the moon and bring back the world in which they knew. She made me smile and when she dies at the end of the film saving the sun was really sweet however made me tear up a little when she got revived and seeing how happy both of the guardians were about her return as well as finding her love for Mune, which leads to them being together. I found the story was original and that did make this an even better watch in my opinion as it kept me wondering what was going to happen next especially when the moon fully disappears and a lava monster darkens the sun. I did think that one of the small lava monsters were really funny and sweet that he just wanted to look after plants and be part with nature as well as not hurt anyone around him unlike his friend. Finally, having the lava monster as someone who was corrupted by darkness and only after the darkness is taken out of him that he is able to find peace and that the land around him becomes healthy and happy was really interesting and showed how darkness corrupts those around them but lightness is able to create a good atmosphere around yourself as well as able to effect the people and atmosphere around yourself.

I couldn't fault this film and thought that it was really enjoyable as well as made me laugh at times throughout as well. I would highly recommend Mune: Guardian of the Moon to those who like animation films and want something that is original. I am definitely going to be seeing this again and so happy that I decided to give this film a chance.

My Rating: 5/5 

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