Battle Oasis

I admire independent film makers. The writer of this movie clearly had a vision and the movie has a unique and creative style. The story is rich and the images are compelling.

The lack of dialogue hurts this movie significantly. This story is not told effectively with the music, expressions and limited dialogue. Things happen and you are left guessing, in a bad way. It just seems lazy that the dialogue is so limited.

Similarly, the animation is crude, even for 2016. In slower scenes, it isn't as evident. When there is action, the crude animation distracts from the scene.

This seems like a lost opportunity.

Interesting movie but amazon.co.uk version no English. Liked the animation, but could not figure out as amazon U.K. version lacking English subtitles or audio.

Every now and then,you come across a movie that you've never heard of,take a chance watching it,and come out of the experience having really enjoyed the whole thing.

Battle Oasis for me was one such movie.

Plot wise,there is nothing particularly special to rave about as it's really just a simple story of hardship and survival.

The planet Kitri is dying.The various tribes scattered across it's desert surface rely on finding oases for their survival.Battle Oasis is the story of Motega and his mate Leyati,along with their tribe,fighting to keep hold of their oasis,from the clutches of a rival and more powerful tribe.

The animation was somewhat simplistic by modern day standards (don't expect Pixar quality visuals),and the sound and music quality also wasn't anything to write home about.However what stood out for me was how well the story was carried on a very limited dialog (subtitled as they speak Kitrian).So much was conveyed whilst saying little,and relying on facial expressions and actions of the characters to move the story along. It was at times like watching an animated documentary on some lost tribe living in Africa or South America (I mean that as a compliment).It was really cleverly executed.

If there was a downside then I would say that the animation for the characters and creatures when moving fast or in combat was a little ropey.But hey,I'm guessing that the creators had a limited budget and worked with the skills they possessed.........but they've pulled off a little gem in the process.

Check this one out for free on You Tube.The most you can lose is a little over 1hr 20 mins of your life.

I feel the movie lacks a universe, did it come from a game or bookseries? I would watch a sequel.

Story: alien planet with simple tribes. some magic artefacts. some animals. and scarcity making wars. One big warrior tribe live like locusts. One small tribe makes a stand. Why the good guy has dreams or how the baddie knows him, it is not explained. Hey, almost no character connection is explained. Time and distance is also a bit laughed at, for the rest it is plausible. CGI is quite okay and story-wise a lot is told and done is 1h22. I think for people, reading subtitles feels off as the entire movie is in alien tongue.