Welcome to the Space Show

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Jay W OK, this film was recommended to me from a unique source. There is a manga that focuses on a fictional filmmaker named Pompo. Each character lists their 3 favorite movies, and the director picked this film, "Welcome to the Space Show" as his favorite. Since I had never heard of it, I gave it a watch, and it is unique. The movie has no shortage of creativity. In the visuals, the story and the setting, this movie is delightfully strange. But, with how unique the story is, I guess it made sense for them to make the characters more grounded. The characters are pretty bland and forgettable. They are all very chill with the crazy stuff that goes on. Also, with how bonkers the story can be, it can make it difficult to grasp any sense of tension. And it can be so silly that a lot of emotional beats don't work. Overall, it is a fun bizarre adventure, even if I'm not over the moon with it. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/03/25 Full Review chris f What a delightful, whimsical little journey. It overstays its welcome, and can be a bit ridiculous and impractical at times, especially in the way the story is structured. But the animation steals the show, with so many creative visuals mopping up the mess of the story. This is an underrated must-see for young kids. It's beautiful and wacky to delight their minds while they're still young, and they won't stress the details for the more emotional moments of the story, which are usually the best parts. Is this the best film you'll ever see? No, but it was still a good time. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Beautiful entertainment with no hidden agendas but with a lot of positive and real strong characters Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Audience Member If you're an animation fan, you have got to see this Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/11/23 Full Review Audience Member I have such mixed feelings about this film. The first 2 thirds of it are unbelievable. Amazing imagination, really intriguing story, impeccable direction. I was beginning to feel that this was the Mamoru Hosoda movie he never made. I was seriously loving it. But I have never seen another movie that managed to implode on itself (semi-pun intended) so spectacularly in the last third. It really is astounding. I lost count of how many sharks were jumped. If the film had stayed consistent, we'd be looking at 4 or 4 1/2 star rating here. Ah well. It was worth it for those excellent first two acts. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Audience Member Almost had a seizure, too much going on. Random, tangentially moving. First scene with the children before going into space was VERY nicely written though. Maybe 30 minutes too long . . . Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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