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Dinotopia: Quest for the Ruby Sunstone Dinotopia: quest for the ruby sunstone Continue Dinotopia: Quest for the Ruby Sunstone is a 2005 American animated film directed by Davis Doi. Based on the Dinotopia series, this is the first animated adaptation associated with the book. After the adaptation of Hallmark Entertainment's live-action television series ended, Hallmark made this film, although many elements were changed from the original book. An orphanage boy named Kex Bradley tried to escape his orphanage by boarding a cargo ship only to be caught in a thunderstorm and leaving Kex stranded in the ocean on a perward lifeboat. Kex woke up to find that he washing the beach in Dinotopia, where he met 26, Mara, and other residents on the island. They soon learned that the evil Ogthar had escaped from prison on the island by using strong artefacts and must stop his plans to take over their homes. Cast Voice Alec Medlock - Kex Bradley Tara Strong - Mara Diedrich Bader - John Gregg Berger - Skybax Captain Kimberly Brooks - Women's Skybax Patrol Michael Clarke Duncan - Stinktooth Tyrannosaurus Kathy Griffin - Rhoga parasaurolophus Wayne Knenight - Kennedy - Spazz Dilophosaurus Hatchling Malcolm McDowell - Ogthar Alyssa Milano - 26 Young Chasmosaurus Masasa Moyo - Shanise The Female Corythosaurus George Segal - Albagon Difference Elderly Dryosaurus Between Miniseries and Films , the setting of this animated adaptation was moved from the 1860s (such as the settings in the original book) into modern times. 'Kex' is not a real name given or a real surname in any language, but it fits into the style of already established characters whose majority also has a name that is not available in any language. The majority of dinosaurs in this film have the ability to speak like humans whereas in books, only a few dinosaurs can speak human language (there are some dinosaur and non-dinosaur exclusions that can speak in human words but with voices like the tearing or parrot, such as multilinguis Protoceratops). In addition, dinosaurs in animated films are given anthropomorphic physical properties. In the film, 26, young chasmosaurus from a live action series is featured as one of the main characters rather than a supporting character. One theory about this film does not become a continuation of the live action series is because 26 are in the care of a human being named John, whereas in a series of live stunts it is Carl Scott who practices it as an egg. The film still uses sauro friends (humans and dinosaurs who have known each other for a long time) from a series of live stunts. In the film, sun stone is pictured as far as the quarza stone. able to power the machinery and remove bright light as in books and miniseries, sunstone in film is given additional capabilities radio waves trap and create shields that seal Dystopia away from the rest of the world (although in the book, the reason why Dystopia is cut off from the rest of the world is because of its stormy system and almost undeniable coral reefs). The film also reveals a darker associate of ordinary sunstones called Ruby Sunstone, who, unlike other sunstones, only had the power to store technology knowledge based on ancient sunstones and purify them to those who owned them, albeit at their crazy cost. In the film, Ogthar is portrayed as a man who long ago arrived in Dystopia in the same way the protagonist in the book, but he hated it because it was primitive and was given immortality by Ruby Sunstone (although in the books, ruby sunstones actually make a loss of their sanity). In the books, Ogthar is a legend, who is said to look like a cross between a man and a ceratopsian, who is the king of the now-sunk island town of Poseidos. This ogthar image should be remembered for being more like Cyrus Crabb than a miniseries. The mechanics, like the animal strutters Poseidos from the original books are displayed, but they are given a different backstory: Here they were built to bring destruction to Dystopia in aid of Ogthar's plan to conquer the island, even though they originally aimed to revolutionize labor as in the original book. They are also given a digital screen inside the cockpit when in the book, the digital screen is not present. Dilophosaurus's character Spazz is given a deep-fried neck grunt, which is how Dilophosaurus in Jurassic Park is mis-portrayed. In the film, Iguanodon is given the ability to shed his skin, although this dinosaur cannot shed its skin in real life. In the film, Stinktooth (from the second book Dinotopia: The World Beneath) is shown, but he is portrayed as Tyrannosaurus, while in the book he is Giganotosaurus. Dystopian: Quest for the Ruby Sunstone is a 2005 Direct-to-Video animated film, loosely based on the Dystopian book series. Produced by Hallmark Entertainment, he also took a few things from their previous Dystopian miniseries, most notably 26-year-old Chasmosaurus.A 12-year-old orphan, Kex Bradley, fleeing an orphanage, in hopes of seeing the world. He distanced himself on a live boat, but was then rejected on board during a storm at sea and later found himself on an island called Dinotopia. Here, he be friends with a beloved young dinosaur 26 and a 12-year-old girl named Mara. They got in trouble quickly as the evil Ogthar was released from his rock prison and recovered Ruby which its dark power can harm all Dinotopia. They soon need to stop Ogthar in time to save Dinotopia. Mecha Animals: Ogthar built several dino-shaped mechas named Strutters to help him create Some of them are still in his lair and then used against it. Ogthar got one too, shaped like a kancing. Even Spazz was able to drive one for a while. Adaptational Villainy: Ogthar is the main villain who plotted to conquer Dinotopia. In the original book, King Ogthar was a mythical king spoken by dinosaurs and humans similar to the great resurgence. Adaptation Species Change: In addition to the aforementioned Villainy Adaptational, Ogthar was originally half human, half the dino is in the source material. Here, he's a fully human warlord. Stinktooth is Giganotosaurus in the books. Here, he's a Tyrannosaurus. Doom Artifacts: The Ruby Sunstone. His magical powers were used by Ogthar to control Dinotopia, and now that he returns, he plans to use it to create a superpowered dinosaur army to conquer once again. Balloonacy: The protagonists tried to cross the chasm by using Iguanodon skin thrown as makeshift balloons. Notably, they travel in bloated skin, which may be possible to imitate them. Instead, it is realizetically described in the sense that the scheme fails, because they do not float much and they land on an angry Stinktooth. Big Damn Hero: Stinktooth pulled one of these near the climax, when he saved 26 from being stabbed by a drill in ogthar's scorpion strutter. It doesn't actually stop Ogthar, but it destroys the tank. Cold Board: Kex has one he brings everywhere. Disney Villain's death: Ogthar eventually fell in an active volcanic lava, taking Ruby Sunstone with him. That being said, he protected himself in his shield before he hit the lava, and Albagon raised the possibility that he may have survived. Given that the man spent hundreds of years sealed inside the sarcophagus and was really fine when Rhoga and Thudd accidentally fired him, Albagon might be right. McGuffin Eggs: Most films are expected to try to recover the felt eggs that the bad guys stole from John's hatch to create the army. Expy: 26 bears more than resmblance pass to Cera. Kids Love Dinosaurs: Perhaps one of the main reasons the film is made. Archetype Mentor: Albagon, dryosaurus' elder, fits this mold to the Ordeal ordeal of Orphans T. : Initially, Kex runs away from his orphanage because he believes that, aged 12, he is too old to possibly adopt (a sad Truth on Television). Dinosaur eggs in the Dinotopia hatch are also orphans, with humans choosing someone to be his adoptive parents. Predeterring Intended: Subverted. A T. Rex is one of the heroes, while Bad dinos are herbivores. Quicksand Suck: Applies twice. Kex gets a little too dirty while terrifying Rhoga and Thudd and falls in this, needing to be rescued by Mara. It then happens to Rhoga and Thudd himself in the climax. The wira-wira saved them by dropping a tree, which fell on Rhoga's head. Rhoga. from Nails: 26 helped Stinktooth out with a splinter stuck in his teeth, after which he fared mellows out and befriended the hero. Evil sealed in Tin: Ogthar is a former Evil Dinotopia Overlord sealed inside a rock sarcophagus using ruby Sunstone power. Rhoga and Thudd accidentally fired him while gambling around the ruins of his former empire. They blamed him for the genie at first. Sequel Hook: Before Ogthar hits the lava as he falls into the volcano, he protects himself in the shield and sinks it. Albagon later suggested that this might not be the last we would see him. The sequel eventually never made it, however. Slapstick Knows No Gender: Rhoga, the lack of villainous women, takes as much if not more lumpy than her male partner Thudd. Small, annoying creatures: Spazz, baby Dilophosaurus. He mostly provided comic relief and looked annoying 26. Lair Volcano: Ogthar has one of them. Check out the Disney Villain Death entry to see how it turned out for him. My son is in love with this film. I am not. I didn't hang around well at the Dinotopia Universe, but having watched the miniseries and read through the original book by James Gurney, I found that the film followed a similar plot to both.
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