Forgotten Island 2026

The premise reminds me of one chapter from Eros S. Atalia’s It’s Not That Complicated: Bakit Hindi Pa Sasakupin ng mga Alien ang Daigdig sa 2012, where he talked about Lemuria, the legendary lost civilization, and connected it to the Philippines and Filipinos. Atlantis and Lemuria are even explicitly mentioned in the book’s description. That chapter made me ask, “Why isn’t there a movie about that?” And now, here it is! The animation is so cool. It reminds me of Turning Red and some of the textures from Spider Man: Into the Spider Verse. Some of the other cartoon animation styles also remind me of the kind of illustrations you would see in K-Zone magazine. The first half feels like The Hangover (2009) where everything becomes increasingly chaotic, weird, and out of control as they try to figure out what the hell is happened last night. Then the second half suddenly feels like Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004). It becomes much more emotional and starts dealing with memories, relationships, and the sadness of losing pieces of the people and experiences that matter to them. That tonal shift really worked because even my daughter suddenly said, “Daddy, I’m a little bit kinda sad. I almost cried.” When a movie that started out this colorful and funny can make a child feel that kind of sadness by the second half, I think it did something right.