Monday, February 21, 2011

Summer Wars

A young math nerd gets asked by the prettiest girl in school to do him a favor and accompany her to her family’s country home for her grandmother’s 90th birthday. While there, he gets a mysterious math problem emailed to him. He solves it and quickly discovers the answer set off a computer virus that could literally destroy the world. Directed by Mamoru Hosoda (The Girl Who Leapt Through Time), the story is filled withaction, adventure and awesome animation. Watching the nerd and his adopted family fight back to ave the planet is a thrill ride, but what make the move special is watching the emotional connection between he characters deepen with each new challenge.

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