The Journey to Melonia

The Journey to Melonia

Fantasies of Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'

Directed by Per Åhlin

Produced by PennFilm Studio AB, Svenska Filminstitutet

1989101 min6.6 / 10

An allegorical animated fantasy that uses a Shakespearean framework to explore themes of class, capitalism, and redemption through a shipwrecked slave's arrival at a magical island paradise.

When a ship sinks during a storm, a slave from the industrial island of Plutonia is washed up on the beaches of paradise island Melonia, where the "all-powerful" wizard Prospero and his strange friends reside.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Journey to Melonia easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.

  • Does The Journey to Melonia end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is The Journey to Melonia violent? Not especially. Less violent than 62% of films.

  • Is The Journey to Melonia scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

  • Is The Journey to Melonia sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

46/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity87

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise15

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love50

How much audiences actually like it

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Like The Journey to Melonia

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

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Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Journey to Melonia, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Journey to Melonia, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Journey to Melonia, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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