2009 · action · adventure · animation
Bionicle: The Legend Reborn
Directed by Mark Baldo1h 20m2009
Once the ruler of an entire universe, the Great Spirit Mata Nui finds himself cast out of his own body, his spirit trapped inside the fabled Mask of Life, hurtling through space. After landing on the far-away planet of Bara Magna, the mask creates a new body for Mata Nui, who unwillingly gets caught up in the furious battles of the nearly barren and dangerous planet.
Our read: Bionicle: The Legend Reborn (2009) reads as a warm, breathless, inventive action · adventure · animation entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Warm, breathless, measured action / adventure, inventive in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, measured.
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“You want Lego Bionicle animated action with a hero rebuilding his world and battles.”
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