Wholly original and clever, flatland is what independent film making is all about, namely tackling the sort of offbeat subject matter that commercial hollywood wouldnt dream of touching in a gazillion years. The flatland store is the place to get the exciting flatland the movie dvd. A romance of many dimensions by edwin abbott abbott. The movie is a short, educational 35minute animated film based on an old novel called flatland. The movie is a short animated film which was released to video in 2007.
This is interesting, flatland, the story of a 3rd dimensional visitor to 2d space, is going to be a movie dvd 2007 the trailer is pretty good link. Featuring the voices of martin sheen, kristen bell, tony hale, joe. By adding an extra layer, ehlinger has actually simplified the book. The movie, by dano johnson, jeffrey travis, and seth caplan. Animated science fiction that even has some educational value which is unusual for a movie. The cast includes the voices of actors martin sheen, kristen bell and tony hale. The movie is based on one of the best mathematical tales ever written. Flatland is an exciting halfhour animated film adapted from edwin abbotts classic novel, flatland. The animated film version, featuring the voices of martin sheen. The most inexplicably bizarre film of the year, its jawdropping for all the wrong reasons. Inhabiting a twodimensional world populated by polygons and ruled by circular tyrants, a bright young hexagon, through sheer mathematical willpower, imagines a.
Abbotts classic novel starring martin sheen, kristen bell. Released by flash music in 2007 flash 0701 containing music from flatland. Flatland the film 2007 this film either awoken me or broken me and i cant honestly tell which. When a young girl named hex decides to think outside the box in a world where such thought is forbidden, her life becomes in danger and it. The movie features the voices of martin sheen, michael york and kristen bell. Martin sheen and other famous actors lend their voices for the various parts. It has whitewashed some of the satirical aspects of the story. I believe people say the movie is the better of the two, but it is shorter, and 30 min, while the film is full length. Both came out in 2007, and are unrelated to each other. For the fulllength computer animated film, see flatland 2007 film. I looked at both versions of this movie that were released in 2007. Based on edwin abotts book flatland, this is an animated short about. There were two animated films released in 2007 based on the 1884 science fiction novella flatland.
The movie is an awardwinning animated film inspired by edwin a. This movie made me realize how much of ordinary life depends on our universe being 3d. The other 2007 animated movie based on the 1884 novella by edwin a. Although flatland the film ran a bit longer than i wanted to show in a classroom, i found that the animation was able to hold my students attention. Flatland soundtrack from 2007, composed by kazimir boyle. The movie 2007 34 min animation, short based on edwin abotts book flatland, this is an animated film about geometric characters living in a twodimensional world. While neither was wholly satisfying, they each had their good points. When a young girl named hex decides to think outside the box in a world where such thought is forbidden, her life becomes in danger and it is up to her grandfather to save her life. Morei started to watch this, but i restarted it so that my sister can join in. The movie 2007 hex kristen bell imagines higher mathematical dimensions. Imdb link why doesnt netflix carry either flatland. The movie is an animated short based on the classic novel by edwin abbott. Bonus features on the dvd include interviews with the stars and prof. The video is engaging and full of subtle mathematical humor.
Flatland, both the book and the movie, can be appreciated at many levels. This series of movies is mainly based on abotts flatland, but it still features elements from dionys version. The story is based on the 1884 science fiction novella flatland. The film and flatland the film is a 2007 computeranimated film based on the 1884 novella flatland. Second off after watching this frankly mortifying film adaptation of andrew lloyd webbers cats, im not altogether sure i am a movie person anymore either. Sure, hard scifi types and math boffins will get the most out flatland. Mathematical mysteries, scifi, and thrillers criminal.
Abbott 18381926, which is about sentient geometric shapes and sounds like a plot that would have been devised in the 1960s or maybe some hip narrative from pixar. This movie did away with that obvious sexism and gave females equal geometry. Set in a world of only two dimensions inhabited by sentient geometric shapes, the story follows arthur square martin sheen and. The second adaptation this year of edwin abbotts flatland is visually impressive, but somewhat simplifies the satirical concepts of the original story and shortens it as well. Martin sheen, michael york, kristen bell, tony hale, joe estevez, dano johnson, jeffrey travis, seth caplan. It features the adventures of a twodimensional character, arthur square, who lives in the flatland. Our soldiers and lowest classes of workmen are triangles with two equal sides, each about eleven inches long, and a base or third side so short often.
The movie stars the voices of martin sheen, kristen bell, tony hale, michael york, and joe estevez. Abbotts classic novel starring martin sheen, kristen bell, and michael york. A square, attorney at law, finds himself in the middle of two upheavals. Please check the respective ml forum thread to get more info on the original book. I thought the movie was quite interesting and entertaining, and my husband felt the same way. Watch the inheritance 2007 movie streaming online free. Not to be confused with a 2007 full length feature by ladd ehlinger, jr. Flatland is a twodimensional universe occupied by living geometric figures squares, triangles, circles, etc. The movie is a half hour version and sticks largely to the mathematical side of the story. I was able to incorporate discussions about math, issues of differences, and war. Flatland the movie is an animated film based on edwin a. The dvd stars the voices of martin sheen, kristen bell, tony hale, michael york, and joe estevez. Based on edwin abotts book flatland, this is an animated film about geometric characters living in a twodimensional world.
The movie este o animatie bazata pe nuvela clasica a lui edwin abbotts. By the climax of the film when the viewers are encouraged to think. The official trailer for the new animated adventure flatland. A romance of many dimensions the other movie is flatland.
This is a film about life in a world of two dimensions and the discovery of a higher dimension. The film was directed and animated by ladd ehlinger jr. Set in a world of only two dimensions inhabited by sentient geometric shapes, the story follows arthur square martin sheen and his evercurious granddaughter hex kristen bell. The inheritance watch full movie 2007 fulltv onlinewatch the inheritance online free 2007 full movie 01. Flatlands, land which is flat, having little in the way of elevation change, see wikt. The movie is a film directed by jeffrey travis, dano johnson with animation. The movie is an awardwinning animated adaptation of edwin a. The greatest length or breadth of a full grown inhabitant of flatland may be estimated at about eleven of your inches. In 2007, two animated adaptations of abotts book arrived in dvd format flatland the film and flatland the movie.