#Arthor and the invisibles series

#Arthor and the invisibles series

In particular, the expedition that Arthur, Princess Selenia and Betameche undergo is only a series of picaresque encounters вЂ“ a journey on a flung seed pod, floating down a river in a straw, meetings with various Rastafarian Minimoys and evading MaltazardвЂ™s flood in a toy car.

On the minus side, the plot is generic вЂ“ the theme of the outsider hero and his party conducting a quest into the evil lordвЂ™s darklands is tried and true and Luc Besson never do anything innovative or unique with it. The world that Besson and his animators have created is a mini marvel of design. The characters resemble a cross between the Gelflings of The Dark Crystal and the fad for Troll dolls that we had a few years ago. Try to imagine a conceptual mix of the world of The Dark Crystal (1982) combined with the backyard adventures of Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989). After the first 20 minutes, Besson makes the move from a live-action American Midwest setting into a computer-animated fantasy world of richly imagined texture and depth. Arthur and the Invisibles, the English-language title given to Arthur et les Minimoys, which is adapted from two childrenвЂ™s books published by Besson in 2002, was his first major release this side of the 00s.ДЄrthur and the Invisibles is a comeback of sorts for Luc Besson after the disappointments of The Fifth Element and The Messenger. Alas, Luc BessonвЂ™s promise as one of the top action directors in the world was frittered over the next few years by disasters like the overblown sf/action dud The Fifth Element (1997), the unliked historical biopic The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999) and the angelic intervention fantasy Angel-A (2005), which was hardly seen anywhere. Besson gained considerable acclaim in the 1990s with dazzlingly pyrotechnic and character driven action films such as Nikita/La Femme Nikita (1990) and The Professional/Leon (1994). Joined by the Princess Selenia and her brother Betameche, Arthur sets out on a journey to Necropolis, across the now giant-sized territory of the farm, to confront Maltazard and reclaim the treasure.ДЇranceвЂ™s Luc Besson emerged in the 1980s with stylish works like Le Dernier Combat (1983), Subway (1986) and The Big Blue (1988). Arthur learns that his grandfather is among the Minimoys but has been lost in the kingdom of Necropolis, which is lorded over by Maltazard the Evil. There a telescope shrinks Arthur down into the world of the fairy-like Minimoys and he is transformed into one of their kind. Massai tribesmen appear to lead him to a particular spot on the farm that appears once every ten weeks. He discovers his grandfatherвЂ™s treasure map and follows the clues.

Arthur reads in his grandfatherвЂ™s journal how a treasure of rubies from the mysterious miniature African tribe known as the Minimoys is hidden somewhere on the farm. ArthurвЂ™s grandmother then receives notice from a greedy real-estate developer that the farm is about to be repossessed within two days unless his grandfather returns to sign a contract and owing money is paid. ArthurвЂ™s grandfather Archibald has gone exploring in Africa but his current whereabouts are unknown. Arthur lives on a farm with his grandmother.