Orion and the Dark (2024) (original) (raw)
Follows Orion, a young boy who is afraid of heights, pets, and rendered nearly catatonic by the worst of all perils: the dark. The Dark takes Orion on a nighttime trip to prove to the youngster that the only thing to fear is fear itself.
Follows Orion, a young boy who is afraid of heights, pets, and rendered nearly catatonic by the worst of all perils: the dark. The Dark takes Orion on a nighttime trip to prove to the youngster that the only thing to fear is fear itself. (less)
Director: Sean Charmatz
Writers: Charlie Kaufman, Lloyd Taylor, Brandon Sawyer
Starring: Jacob Tremblay, Paul Walter Hauser, Colin Hanks, Mia Akemi Brown, Ike Barinholtz, Nat Faxon
Narrator: Werner Herzog
Review by Brian Orndorf, January 31, 2024
6 / 10
There�s always been some type of rivalry between DreamWorks Animation and Disney, resulting in movies that were similar, perhaps intentionally so, going back to the �Antz� and �A Bug�s Life� collision of 1998. There�s some of that feeling surrounding the release of �Orion and the Dark,� which, at times, plays much like 2015�s �Inside Out,� following the adventure of a child getting used to the reality of the world around him. He�s joined by the creatures in his mind, but instead of emotions, the eponymous character interacts with multi-colored �Night Entities.� There are moments when the pictu ...read more...
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