The Planet, the Clock, and Hope for Peace (the 1888th review of its author is devoted to science fiction with three eights)
On the expanses of Soviet animation, many forgotten, but very curious copies have been preserved, which go out by chance, without a knowing purpose. This cartoon is certainly made on bare enthusiasm, given such a tiny number of projects with its director and the presence of a nouneim director in addition.
The primary complexity arises in the non-standard, non-childish presentation of material (it also contains originality). Without a synopsis binding, the experimental method of drawing and replacing all speech with a musical background seem impassable more often: on the screen, something seems to meld, and what specifically – you need to think up, carry out mental work to the fullest, and this is not loved by many. Therefore, only meticulous viewers will cling to cause-and-effect relationships, taking something obvious out of the chaos.
The point is a veiled message to future generations. Morality, whose main ingredient is pacifism in its purest form, reveals unexpectedly and touchingly, like a flower bud, the minute images become familiar to the eye, not as sharp as before. Two cosmonauts on an alien planet not only revive life, but also understand how not to ruin it, and understanding, find the use of useful knowledge, completing the mission on an open note for interpretation. They may have stopped the war...or they may not. Maybe the time transferred to descendants will be valued only until the moment of growing up, and then everything is new.
Good copy.
7 out of 10