As you can imagine, a strict society doesn't take well to rule breakers. Age's rebellious nature often does him more harm than good. Give him a few years and I'm sure he'll be donning a studded jacket and a mohawk. He drifts off during class to look at the sky, and talks back to the teacher when confronted. Much like the heroes in similar utopian science fiction works like Nineteen Eighty-Four or Terry Gilliam's Brazil, Age is the only one who is willing to resist indoctrination. However, Age is the black sheep of his classmates. Age's school is under complete video surveillance at all times. They are even transported to school via a moving walkway to make things even more robotic. Age and his classmates are forced to walk to school and sit in class with their heads down.
It is considered sinful for the people of Aiga to look toward the sky. He was born and raised in the world of Aiga, a rigid utopian future ruled by a totalitarian government. They then come to take her captive and imprison her.Īge is the same age as Patema. The citizens of Aiga have a prejudice against "inverts." Security soldiers employed by Aiga's government find out the she is residing with Age. In Aiga, Patema is looked down on by everyone except Age. Age then responds by asking her if she needs to be pampered and have everything perfect. She complains to Age that the building she is staying in is claustrophobic. Patema also has a tendency to be a bit of a "princess," as Age refers to her. These qualities of Patema culminate in a climactic scene halfway through the film where she risks her own life to push Age out of the line of a flying bullet. Then, when Age has to leave to go to class, she cries for him not to leave her and to promise that he will return. After Age explains to her that he does not intend to cause her any harm, she begins to trust him. However, once Patema warms up to somebody, she tends to be exceptionally attached to them. Even though he has done nothing wrong, Patema starts to yell at Age and says she doesn't trust him. Afterward, Age brings her inside a building so she can hang from the ceiling. The first person she encounters is Age, who she gets snippy with for not helping her immediately. She immediately clings to a fence so she doesn't drift into the depths of the sky. Her dream has come true, but her perception of gravity is reversed. After she falls through the hole, she awakes in the alternate world of Aiga.
Patema is a kind person, but she is skeptical of people when she first meets them. She copes by drawing pictures of what she thinks the other world looks like. She has heard stories of the "other world" since she was a child and has always wanted to find and explore it, although forbidden by her society for what reason she does not know.
Her exploratory nature also carries over to her dreams. The altercation causes her to fall down a hole that resides in the danger zone's heart. She has to fight off a mysterious man who hangs from the ceiling inside the danger zone. Her risk-taker personality eventually puts her in harm's way. She frequently enters the "danger zone" without telling anybody. Some sections are even blocked off entirely to the general public for being too dangerous to enter.ĭespite living in such a dangerous environment, Patema shows no fear or caution and is exploratory to a fault. Safety gear and protective masks are everyday attire. The citizens are under constant threat of being exposed to hazardous fumes. In a world where nearly every building is producing black smoke, there are bound to be some environmental repercussions. It is an interweaving web of industrialization. Patema comes from a world that is completely underground. When the two lead characters meet, they must help each other or risk persecution by their respective societies. Each world has been brought up to believe that their form of gravity is the "correct" one. In each of their worlds, gravity pulls in different directions. The film tells the story of two young adults from different intersecting worlds. Patema Inverted is the latest feature film by the acclaimed director of Pale Cocoon and Time of Eve, Yasuhiro Yoshiura.
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