Flatland: The Movie (2007)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Directors:

Dano Johnson
Jeffrey Travis

Writers:

Edwin A. Abbott (book)
Seth Caplan (writer)

Genre:

Animation | Short

Tagline:

A Journey of Many Dimensions

Plot:

Based on Edwin Abott's book "Flatland", this is an animated film about geometric characters living in a two-dimensional world...

Cast

Kristen Bell	...	Hex
Lee Eddy	...	Helios
Joe Estevez	...	Abbott Square
Tony Hale	...	King of Pointland
Curtis Luciani	...	King of Lineland
Shannon McCormick	...	Triangle Guard
T. Lynn Mikeska	...	Heptagon Mother
Robert Murphy	...	Pentagon Reporter
Garry Peters	...	Pantocyclus
Martin Sheen	...	Arthur Square
Danu Uribe	...	Arlene Square
Michael York	...	Spherius

Also Known As:

Flatland (USA) (short title)

Runtime:

USA:34 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Austin, Texas, USA

Company:

Flat World Productions

Trivia:

Hex's line "A still tongue makes a happy life" is a reference to a poster seen in the cult TV show "The Prisoner" (1967). Screenwriter Dano Johnson is a huge fan of the series and felt the oppressive Circle Priests would use similar language as the mysterious Village to subdue their citizens.

Goofs:

Factual errors: The end of the movie shows a hypercube surrounded by eight cubes, one of which is the center of Flatland's Area 33H, which is surrounded by six squares. Continuing the analogy, each square should be surrounded by four lines, and each line should be surrounded by two points, yet in the actual Area 33H, each square is only surrounded by one line and each line is surrounded by only one point. Similarly, the other seven cubes in Spaceland do not appear to be surrounded by any squares, lines, or points.

Movie Connections:

Version of Flatland (1965)

Wonderful film for kids and adults!

I was lucky enough to catch this film about a month ago, and I highly recommend it for anyone who loves math, learning, or great animation. It's beautiful and visually stunning; the acting is great, and the story manages to explain difficult math concepts in an engaging and creative way. Wonderful film for use in classrooms or at home. I heard several kids in the audience say this is "my favorite movie ever!"

Additionally, the on screen interviews with Martin Sheen, Kristen Bell, Tony Hale and Michael York are superb. Hearing them encourage students to learn about math is refreshing and should be a great motivational tool. There's also a great featurette about the 4th dimension - even I could almost understand it, thanks to the amazing visuals!