Flatland: The Movie
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Movie Reviews of Flatland: The Movie
Movie Review: Great tool for teachers!
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm a high school math teacher, and for the past couple years I have shown my students this movie whether they were in a lower-level or Honors-level class. Regardless of age or skill, they have absolutely loved it. Watching and discussing the movie is consistently among their favorite memories of our class. More importantly, their curiosity about tesseracts (fourth-dimensional analogs of a cube) and string theory (which hypothesizes eleven dimensions) extends well beyond the classroom.
When I began teaching, the only popular movie about math was Donald in Mathmagic Land, a Disney film from 1959 featuring Donald Duck. As enduring as that movie has been, I can say from experience it doesn't connect as well with modern students.
Flatland: The Movie doesn't have that problem.
There are a few notable differences from the book, which should be expected when trying to condense all the original material into a half-hour production aimed at children. Women are no longer the lesser of the sexes (they are polygons just like the men; one woman even serves as a boss), and the main character, now named Arthur Square, is given a granddaughter (appropriately named "Hex").
The differences here, though, don't hurt the movie. If anything, students who enjoyed the movie were enthusiastic about reading the book.
This should be required viewing for any twenty-first century math teacher.
Movie Review: Best Choice
Summary: 5 Stars
As a mathematician I was thrilled to learn that the classic novel Flatland had been made into 2 different movies, so I purchased and watched both. This version is far superior!
My non-mathematician wife and I watched both movies and both agree this version is far superior.
The graphics are amazing! The film even shows what a hypercube might look like.
The plot is fun and helps a non-math person comprehend dimensional geometry and the possibility of a geometric 4th dimension. This film brings Edwin A. Abbott's classic book to life and makes it fun and easy to understand for anyone.
Professor Banchoff's commentary is thought provoking and insightful. The commentary really finishes off the film perfectly.
I highly recommend this movie for anyone regardless of their level of math experience.
Movie Review: far more watchable than 'the film'...
Summary: 5 Stars
This adaptation does stray from the original book quite a bit - but it is still a great story.
I bought both versions (the movie and the film) because I thought they would both be entertaining
I laughed and was entertained by "the Movie"- and it worked great as a fun family movie too. I will be taking this one into the classroom both to motivate some discussions and to celebrate math. It will be added to the repertoire of fun math movies in my cupboard (I actually had my school buy the educational version to keep everything legit).
It is 36 minutes long - just right for class.
I was very disappointed with "the film" was over-long (by an hour), incredibly tedious (my family groaned through it) and inconsistently executed (technically).
Movie Review: Fantastic!
Summary: 5 Stars
I waited a year for this DVD to be released. This movie exceded my expectations and is a WONDERFUL tool in introducing third (and fourth +) dimensions or just to watch. I purchased this for myself and I am recommending it to friends (two have already ordered it)
Special effects and acting is great. I cannot recommend this movie highly enough. Even though it is only 35 minutes long, it introduces what could be a difficult concept so plainly and with entertainment that kids will love it (as well as grown up kids like me!) and it gets kids to think outside the box - something that is lacking in most children today.
Movie Review: Smart, Beautiful, and Entertaining
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie is beautifully animated and has a talented all star cast. It can be touching, funny, and educational at the same time. It's a clever adaptation of the classic book Flatland. I loved how they came up with all the clever 2-D representations of everyday household objects like a bed and an alarm clock. They really thought this entire world through and you get sucked in to it. You get so wrapped up in the visuals, stories, and characters, that you don't realize that you are learning so much about multi-dimensional spatial relationships. Highly recommended for classrooms and home viewing for PBS lovers like me. :)