Strange World Movie Guide Questions 2022 | 100% in English Chronological Order
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30 Movie Guide Questions in chronological order 100% in ENGLISH. Includes pre-listening, during listening and post listening questions. Rated PG and perfect for any classroom! Includes Answer Key and images to help scaffold and better understand the film.
Great for any unit on: Coming of age, traditions, family, adventures, science and technology, sci-fi, generation gaps, first, second and third generations, communities, identity, and more.
Synopsis:
Walt Disney Animation Studios' original action-packed adventure "Strange World" introduces a legendary family of explorers, the Clades, as they attempt to navigate an uncharted, treacherous land alongside a motley crew that includes a mischievous blob, a three-legged dog and a slew of ravenous creatures.
The exploration spearheaded and directed by Don Hall (“Big Hero 6“) and co-directed by Qui Nguyen (“Raya and the Last Dragon“), Disney’s Strange World has an all-star voice cast including Jake Gyllenhaal (“Spider-Man: Far From Home“) as Searcher Clade, Dennis Quaid (“Frequency“) as Jaeger Clade, Jaboukie Young-White (“Awkwafina is Nora from Queens“) as Ethan Clade, Gabrielle Union (“Bring It On“) as Meridian Clade, and Lucy Liu (“Charlie’s Angels“) as Callisto Mal.
- Rating:PG (Some Thematic Elements|Action/Peril)
- Genre: Kids & Family, Action, Adventure, Animation, Fantasy
- Original Language: English
- Director: Don Hall, Qui Nguyen
- Producer: Roy Conli
- Writer: Qui Nguyen
- Release Date (Theaters): Nov 23, 2022 Wide
- Runtime: 1h 42m
- Distributor: Walt Disney Pictures
- Sound Mix: Dolby Digital, Dolby Atmos
- Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)
POSITIVE ELEMENTS
Strange World has a lot of messages in play. But perhaps the biggest, and the best, is the story between father, son and grandson.
Forging your own identity away from your parents can be tricky, and not just the Clades can feel the strain. Jaeger and Searcher literally split over the issue, and Searcher was determined not to become like his father. But when they run into Jaeger on their adventure to the center of the earth (who’s been living the last 25 years in the titular Strange World), Ethan has a chance to meet and bond with his grandpa—and Searcher has loads of opportunity to grapple with all his insecurities.
In the end, though, all parties come to understand something important: As much as we parents might like to raise clones of ourselves, our children can be frustratingly independent, full of their own interests and passions and talents. All of the Clades eventually learn to accept and embrace that. And Jaeger and Searcher have a chance to heal some long-festering wounds.
The movie comes with another good lesson, albeit one with some caveats we’ll mention below: It reminds us that it’s often good to think about what you’re doing before you start burning it all with a flame-thrower. Sometimes, the true relationship between things isn’t what we initially think it is. (That’s as true about people as it is for Strange World’s plants and animals and monsters.)
