Kingdom of Noise: Japanese Noise Selection 

A film loosely based on the fairy tale Hansel and Gretel, with major twists to the original story.

A short hybrid film featuring everyone's favorite Disney characters.

While the film didn’t hit me as emotionally as I wanted it to, I still enjoyed it. I simply wish there was a little more, particularly with the world building.

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A refreshing twist is that all the kids’ powers are…kind of useless. There’s a kid who can only move in slow motion, a kid who has every power in the world but can only use them randomly, and our main character Missy who has no powers at all. The thesis of the film seems to be that it doesn’t matter what kind of powers you have, its the way you use them, which is good for the warm and fuzzies.