If there's one cultural event I look forward every year that has to be Oporto International Film Festival or FANTASPORTO. Even if most of you might never heard of it before, it's one of the most prominent film festivals in Europe and more importantly it's entirely dedicated to sci-fi and horror movies. Movies that rarely get to be displayed for your regular blockbuster audience but that have the gift of broaden the viewers horizons and, in many ways, to give birth to new concepts for the industry.
This Monday I enjoyed my day off by watching one of the films on display, but in this case it was one of the most "accessible" ones. Directed by Kim Moon-Saeng and Park Sunmin, 'Wonderful Days', is a great movie that merges 3D cinematics with 2D animation and miniatures, in order to give birth to a post apocalyptical future where pollution is a necessity that drives humans against humans in the eternal battle for good and evil.
Even though the plot isn't all that original and the movie tends to slow down a lot to the point that some of you might find boring, the visuals are absolutely gorgeous and the mixed media really gives it an out of the ordinary look to everything that you see.
So, if you're into Anime or Asian Cinema and if you enjoyed 'Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within', this is a film that you should undoubtedly try to watch.
Here's a small trailer from 'Wonderful Days' and a small surprise that I saved for last, just so you can have a taste of the more obscure movies on display at the festival.