Planet 51

“Planet 51”

Greetings fellow Earth Movie Travelers,

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My latest DVD voyage brought me to the world of “Planet 51”. The world of “Planet 51” was a fun, youngling-friendly place to visit with a group of inhabitants who have a protected knowledge of their galactic surroundings. Like humans, these little green men and women suspect that they are not the only intelligent life in the galaxy. But their planet has never officially met an alien species so they let their fears take control of their imaginations of just such an encounter. They suspect that any contact with intelligent life beyond their own species will be a horrific experience.

So when this light-hearted voyage my Human Host and I were enjoying landed right next to a very Human Astronaut exploring “Planet 51” for the first time, the reaction from the local green men is paranoia that they are being invaded by terrifying aliens. The irony for the Alien Traveler in me is that the same fear and paranoia is apparent on Earth and is why all alien species currently on Earth with their Human Hosts remain buried in the subconscious mind. It is just too dangerous too risk exposure.

What begins as a hysterical planet thinking they are in the grips of an alien invasion turns in to a youngling-friendly vacation of assumptions and lessons about first impressions and preconceived influences as one of the little green men learns that the Human Astronaut is not a terrifying space creature and is actually a pretty decent guy. While the destination is clever and the sights were vibrant and creative, I was left with a travel experience that felt mostly expressed in worlds where it is a Human population that experiences a misunderstood Alien resonate better.

Overall – this trip to a new Alien Planet was fun but could be missed for a return trip to the world of “E.T.” - especially if you have younglings of your own who have never had the pleasure of visiting the “E.T.” star system. I would give “Planet 51” a 60% rating for a pleasurable world with a well traveled and uninspired travel scene.


Take care and safe travels,
~~Movie Alien

Alice in Wonderland

“Alice in Wonderland”

Greetings fellow Earth Movie Travelers,

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I finished a voyage to “Alice in Wonderland” earlier today and I what I saw was visually striking, but I left the craft with a bit of a hollow feeling.

“Alice in Wonderland” has been a popular Earth Movie destination for quite some time now. The world is well known to many Human Hosts and the Alien Traveler’s who abscond with their subconscious. Previous journeys have had varying degrees of success and fanfare. My Human Host has a fondness for a particular journey that originated in 1951.

So when my Human Host and I discovered that there was going to be a brand new, elaborate expedition to this wonderful, creative world – we were both excited. Through mind control and careful observation of my Human Host’s conscious decisions, I managed to thoroughly keep advanced knowledge of the brand new “Alice in Wonderland” experience to an absolute minimum. I did catch brief glimpses of the world before my journey and what I saw had me very excited.

The whole purpose for me and my Human Host to visit this fantastical island paradise is to be able to experience a world so unlike any other, but so imaginatively real that you capture and explore your own sense of wonderment.

This “Wonderland” did not completely achieve that goal for me. Sure it was visually astounding! One of the most lavish, creative, and ~wonderful~ worlds I have traveled to – but is that enough? I did not feel my wonderment being captured and taken away to this magical world. I felt like Alice and I were both kind of trapped by a sense of confusion about why the whole travel experience was taking place. But unlike Alice, when the realization came to her why she was there, I was already wondering if I had booked a journey to “Confusionland”, and that’s not where I wanted to travel to.

Don’t get me wrong – it was an incredibly beautiful journey. It just felt misguided in how it presented its attachments to my senses of wonder and my emotions. I would still give it a boisterous 65% travel rating for me, but I wish I could have given it a much, much higher rating by the end.


Take care and safe travels,
~~Movie Alien

Ponyo

“Ponyo”

Greetings fellow Earth Movie Travelers,

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While the Human Host I utilize is best suited for Earth Movie subconscious travel to destinations designed for thrills, action, and suspense – I did manage to secure a travel companion who is able to freely express his desire to experience all types of Earth Movie travel, which is how I found myself on a DVD flight to “Ponyo”

The journey to “Ponyo” took me to a magical land in a region of space and time reserved for the young at heart. The world itself is a world that exists around the ocean. The locals I witnessed all live by the sea and enjoy a lifestyles supported by the bounty and the connection to a huge expanse of blue water. The local I found myself spending most of my journey with was a little boy of five whose father is a ship captain and whose mother helps take care of the island’s elderly.

The little boy is an independent spirit and was a joy to travel with. But the real magic came when the little boy saves a strange magical creature from the ocean and develops a unique bond with the creature – which he names Ponyo. It turns out Ponyo is quite intelligent, youthful, and precocious youngster herself. Once the little boy shows his love for his new friend, the fantastical spirit from the sea yearns to be a little girl so she can be human like her friend. The rest of my journey I spent as witness to the forces of nature and love working together to find a way for that to happen.

“Ponyo” was a refreshing break from the Earth Movie destinations I have been traveling to lately and reminded me that all the complications that adult intelligent beings endure when they search for love is still complicated for kids. The big difference is that kids can accept that sometimes it’s the forces of nature that bring us together and try and tear us apart and love is a product of faith.

I thoroughly enjoyed my magical subconscious journey to “Ponyo” and would rate my experience at 80%. If you have a young Alien Traveler with you, this movie is a perfect subconscious experience into viewing the nature of uncomplicated love.

Take care and safe travels,
~~Movie Alien