René Laloux never did make another movie as intriguingly bizarre as "Fantastic Planet". But Gandahar comes close. It provides not only a sci-fi world, but one with no relation to our planet Earth. Its culture, environments, and fauna are quite foreign.
Sadly, Gandahar doesn't have the artistic tone to make it truly stand out. Fantastic Planet's use of color, stop motion, and music emphasized the alien feeling. Gandahar doesn't particularly amaze in any of these areas. It has more focus on plot, but it isn't very strong. The protagonist has little character to him, and some elements were cheesy. The robots look like they came from the 50s, and the "rebellion" at the end has been seen dozens of times after Star Wars.
Still, there are some cool, weird scenes and concepts in the movie. If you don't expect something as great as Fantastic Planet, its a fun distraction. Make sure NOT to watch the "Light Years" English dub cut! D:
Sadly, Gandahar doesn't have the artistic tone to make it truly stand out. Fantastic Planet's use of color, stop motion, and music emphasized the alien feeling. Gandahar doesn't particularly amaze in any of these areas. It has more focus on plot, but it isn't very strong. The protagonist has little character to him, and some elements were cheesy. The robots look like they came from the 50s, and the "rebellion" at the end has been seen dozens of times after Star Wars.
Still, there are some cool, weird scenes and concepts in the movie. If you don't expect something as great as Fantastic Planet, its a fun distraction. Make sure NOT to watch the "Light Years" English dub cut! D: