By MARK VIOLA<\/p>\n
Ive often said that one of the great things about watching films and television from other countries is how it can give us a glimpse into cultures with which we have little familiarity. Although the new animated film Over the Moon, which premiered on Netflix last weekend, is a co-production between U.S. and Chinese companies, it is definitely rooted in Chinese culture and folklore.<\/p>\n
I appreciated that aspect of the film, as before watching Over the Moon, I knew nothing about the story of Change, a Chinese moon goddness who drank an elixir of immortality that sent her to live on the moon, leaving her to forever mourn her lover back on Earth who died.<\/p>\n
Unfortunately, the movie never finds its focus, trying to do too many things and none of them well. By the time it was over, I felt like I had watched four or five short films that were loosely connected rather than a single movie. During its relatively short 90 minutes, Over the Moon tries to be a family drama, a sci-fi adventure and a fantasy tale rooted in mythology, all the while also being a musical.<\/p>\n
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