The Wandering Earth is as much a love letter to disaster films as it is a worthy entry in the genre itself. That, combined with some truly eye-popping visuals, makes it a film that should be seen on the biggest screen possible.
The Wandering Earth(流浪地球)
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China · 2019
Rated PG-13 · 2h 6m
Director Frant Gwo
Starring Qu Chuxiao, Li Guangjie, Zhao Jinmai, Wu Jing
Genre Action, Drama, Science Fiction
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In the distant future, the sun is dying out and threatening to devour Earth. To save the planet, people all around the world build stellar engines in an attempt to propel the Earth into a different solar system. The Wandering Earth follows two groups of astronauts on an audacious mission to ensure the survival of humanity.
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What are critics saying?
The New York Times by Ben Kenigsberg
It is just as awash in murky computer imagery, stupefying exposition and manipulative sentimentality as the average Hollywood tentpole.
Perhaps no other movie has better illustrated the golden rule of CGI: Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should.
The Hollywood Reporter by Elizabeth Kerr
The visuals prove crucial, as Qi makes for a weak central character.
Despite the production’s team of scientist consultants, the physics in The Wandering Earth is probably a lot of hooey. But the film’s world building, which takes up much of its first third, is undeniably novel and fascinating. Rarely does a film brag such a technocratic heart.
Director Frant Gwo’s adaptation of the 2000 novella by Liu Cixin is no genre classic, but its furious pace, spectacular visuals, and fanciful plot deliver decent escapist entertainment.
RogerEbert.com by Simon Abrams
A week after seeing The Wandering Earth, I'm still marveling at how good it is. I can't think of another recent computer-graphics-driven blockbuster that left me feeling this giddy because of its creators' can-do spirit and consummate attention to detail.
No matter how familiar the plot beats feel, that level of attention not just to functional special effects, but to outright beauty, makes The Wandering Earth memorable.
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