Finn Campman

Gravitational complexity

Gravitational complexity

Two young people find themselves separated by disparate worlds, circumstance, and physics gone wild

From the very first frames of Yasuhiro Yoshiura's Patema Inverted, there is the promise of a beautifully realized fantasy. Three distinct aspects of this fantasy are revealed in quick succession, and each poses a different time and visual style.

The reconciliation of these three fleeting scenes quickly becomes the core of this full-length anime feature, which tells the story Patema and Age, two young people separated by disparate worlds, circumstance, and gravity.

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