Taking a cue from Studio Ghibli, this is an old-fashioned children’s fantasy tale that won’t be for everyone, but it was never meant to be.
At the same time as he was writing the brutal Unleashed, Luc Besson was also developing Arthur and the Invisibles, a film which radiates childhood innocence.
Arthur (Freddie Highmore) is an adventurous 10 year-old who is transported to the tiny Kingdom of the Minimoys where he joins Princess Selenia (Madonna) on a quest to rescue his grandfather’s rubies from the evil Maltazard (David Bowie).
Taking a cue from Studio Ghibli, this is an old-fashioned children’s fantasy tale that won’t be for everyone, but it was never meant to be.
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Taking a cue from Studio Ghibli, this is an old-fashioned children’s fantasy tale that won’t be for everyone, but it was never meant to be.
