There's just an enormous amount of ingredients to enjoy. And the acting, even by the youngest of children here, is truly top notch. Those who wish to be cynical might say that the film has little new to offer. In fact, it is reminiscent of several prior films. A futuristic city, where children are kidnaped and monstrous cybernetic cyclops roam doing evil, the film becomes a fable of epic proportions.
Children become heros.
The strong and innocent become legends. And a man's love for a young girl provides the basis for all evil to be squelched. Ah, it sounds like it's been done before, and it has, but here it becomes fresh and new. The film is generally aimed at adults, even though it's a children's fable. For one thing, it's in French with subtitles.