IMDb plot summary: When he finds an ancient artifact at a crime scene, Interpol Agent Nathan Nelson takes it home to conduct more research. A freakish combination of a lightning storm, a pet chameleon and the rune stone gives his daughter, Maggie, mystical powers. Now Maggie must utilize her new-found super powers to solve the mysterious kidnapping of her father and to learn the secrets of an ancient, long-forgotten race of people.
Directed by Roy Allen Smith. Starring Anna Paquin, Kirby Morrow, and Cam Clarke.
Mosaic is an animated superhero movie about a young woman who gains unexpected superpowers and must use them to rescue her father from the clutches of a villain with similar powers. This is a short, simple story that feels less like a feature film and more like a pilot for a TV show. It's barely feature-length and is clearly structured to create interest in this particular character for future stories. The word that comes to mind most strongly for me is "cute." It feels sweet and simplistic and meant for young kids, even if it isn't. It doesn't bother with exploring deeper themes or posing audience questions, just a quick adventure story. There's nothing wrong with that -- I found its brevity to be a breath of fresh air in the era of bloated superhero films -- but it may not recommend itself to a lot of people. The superhero origin story is also one of the more ludicrous ones I've heard, so it does take a little more suspension of disbelief even than "boy gets bitten by radioactive spider." Overall, fun but unremarkable.
How it entered my Flickchart:
Mosaic > Beauty and the Beast (1946)
Mosaic < Kuroneko
Mosaic < Joker
Mosaic > Happy-Go-Lucky
Mosaic > Five Graves to Cairo
Mosaic < The Imposter
Mosaic < Mother Night
Mosaic > Martian Child
Mosaic > Hotel Rwanda
Mosaic > The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Mosaic > Prince of the City
Mosaic < Spider-Man 2
Final spot: #1458 out of 3658, or 60%.
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