风花雪月

　　世界末日是一部非常个人化的电影，展示了家庭的力量和一代人对美国梦的追求

 小学生典道（山崎裕太）与佑价（反田孝幸）等同伴们就烟花升腾而起时是扁是圆展开争论，无果后，众人困惑起来，为了将困惑解决，他们决定趁夏季花火大会的机会去燃放烟花的灯塔上一探究竟。典道和佑价同时暗恋的同学，早熟的少女奈砂（奥菜惠）因为父母离异怀起心事。一场在典道和佑价之间进行的五十米游泳比赛结束后，奈砂单约胜利者佑价陪她去看烟花，不想对方最终决定同大伙一起去灯塔。奈砂最终拉上比赛失败的典道上路，目的地却变成了火车站甚至更远的东京。

　　As its title suggests THE FABULOUS WORLD OF JULES VERNE is an awe -inspiring, meticulous cinematic rendering of the aesthetic and conceptual inventions of proto-science fiction genius Jules Verne, based on one of the famed author's lesser known short stories. However, the real star of the film is the intricate art direction, successfully rendering the visual style of nineteenth century woodcuts and engravings into motion pictures, creating a stylized and surreal graphic world within which Verne’s fanciful tale unfolds. A brilliant scientist, Dr. Roche, perches high above a stormy sea, inventing a powerful explosive, when he and his assistant are kidnapped by an evil businessman, Artigas. Taken by submarine to Artigas' volcano headquarters, Roche is tricked into developing his experiment for evil intentions. The scientist’s assistant, Simon, struggles all the while to free himself and warn Roche. A magical world of baroque submarines and sailing ships, killer octopus, undersea bicycles dazzles audiences as human actors, puppetry, animation and fanciful scenic design interact to create a cinematic experience that is unique by any standards. Mixing slapstick comedy, action adventure pacing and Mélies style film magic, this little known Czechoslovakian gem transcends the juvenile literature at its source to create cinematic art of the highest order....