The story is both Dances With Wolves and The Last Samurai with a sci fi twist and it succeeds. I love the basic story and a good retelling of it is always welcome. This time it's set in a fantastic world that looks a whole lot like a Yes album. The backdrop is breathtaking, and my favorite part is the bioluminescent forests. My only gripe with the film is the artificial emotional cues that seem to discredit the intelligence of the viewer. The length of the flick, while perhaps long for some, was not an issue for me. In fact, I could have sat for another 20 or 30 minutes of movie and still would have been ready for more.