Do yourself a favour and watch Quest for Fire which is clearly an inspiration for this. It's a masterpiece. Alpga is a mixed bag of surrealism and reality and sometimes it works and sometimes it feels too much like fantasy. I'm absolutely thrilled however, that a film like this can be made in today's Age, being over saturated with boring remakes, franchises and superhero films. That's got to be worth something. And it is. It feels fresh. I thought it too reliant on computer effects. Even the standard landscapes looked altered. In parts it reminded me of Sky Captain, being totally studio bound. Takes you out of the experience. Same with the animals. The danger doesn't exist because they don't look real. Budget may have something to do with this. The buffalo scenes in Dances with Wolves were far more intense and I believe none were killed. Which wasn't the case for this film. An awful shame because they don't look real at all. Full marks for creating a language, keeping it short and having a good crack at fairly original entertainment even if some scenarios weren't plausible. My 8 year old and I both enjoyed it so succeeds in crossing the age gap. It's not a 10 or a 1. Some ridiculous reviews nowadays. Not a classic but certainly worth watching. Dont forget Quest for Fire. Amazing.