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Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life

Original title: Gekijôban poketto monsutâ: Daiyamondo & pâru purachina - Aruseusu chôkoku no jikû e
  • 20092009
  • TV-Y7TV-Y7
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
2.5K
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Emily Bauer, Dan Green, Ikue Ôtani, Tom Wayland, Carrie Keranen, Michele Knotz, and Sarah Natochenny in Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life (2009)
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Arceus, creator of the world, comes to pass judgement on humanity for the theft of the Jewel of Life, but Ash Ketchum and his friends are sent back in time to discover and possible reverse t... Read allArceus, creator of the world, comes to pass judgement on humanity for the theft of the Jewel of Life, but Ash Ketchum and his friends are sent back in time to discover and possible reverse the events that led to Arceus' vendetta.Arceus, creator of the world, comes to pass judgement on humanity for the theft of the Jewel of Life, but Ash Ketchum and his friends are sent back in time to discover and possible reverse the events that led to Arceus' vendetta.
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6.2/10
2.5K
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  • Director
    • Kunihiko Yuyama
  • Writers
    • Hideki Sonoda(screenplay)
    • Junichi Masuda(original concept)
    • Ken Sugimori(original concept)
  • Stars
    • Sarah Natochenny(English version)
    • Michele Knotz(English version)
    • Emily Bauer(English version)
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  • Director
    • Kunihiko Yuyama
  • Writers
    • Hideki Sonoda(screenplay)
    • Junichi Masuda(original concept)
    • Ken Sugimori(original concept)
  • Stars
    • Sarah Natochenny(English version)
    • Michele Knotz(English version)
    • Emily Bauer(English version)
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    • 8User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    Sarah Natochenny
    Sarah Natochenny
    • Ash Ketchumas Ash Ketchum
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
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    Michele Knotz
    Michele Knotz
    • Jessieas Jessie
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    • …
    Emily Bauer
    Emily Bauer
    • Dawnas Dawn
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    • (as Emily Jenness)
    • …
    James Carter Cathcart
    James Carter Cathcart
    • Jamesas James
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    • (as Billy Beach)
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    Kayzie Rogers
    Kayzie Rogers
    • Cyndaquilas Cyndaquil
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
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    Bill Rogers
    Bill Rogers
    • Brockas Brock
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    • (voice)
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    Rodger Parsons
    Rodger Parsons
    • Narratoras Narrator
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Ikue Ôtani
    Ikue Ôtani
    • Pikachuas Pikachu
    • (voice)
    Carmen Borgia
      Wayne Grayson
      Wayne Grayson
      • Kevinas Kevin
      • (English version)
      • (voice)
      Dan Green
      Dan Green
      • Damosas Damos
      • (English version)
      • (voice)
      Jason Griffith
      Jason Griffith
      • Marcusas Marcus
      • (English version)
      • (voice)
      Carrie Keranen
      Carrie Keranen
      • Sheenaas Sheena
      • (English version)
      • (voice)
      • (as Evelyn Lantto)
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      Marc Thompson
      Marc Thompson
      • Gliscoras Gliscor
      • (English version)
      • (voice)
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      William Tost
      • Tappas Tapp
      • (English version)
      • (voice)
      • (as Bill Tost)
      Tom Wayland
      Tom Wayland
      • Katoas Kato
      • (English version)
      • (voice)
      • …
      Tim Werenko
        Tsutomu Densaka
        • Yanyanmaas Yanyanma
        • (voice)
        • Director
          • Kunihiko Yuyama
        • Writers
          • Hideki Sonoda(screenplay)
          • Junichi Masuda(original concept)
          • Ken Sugimori(original concept)
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        • Trivia
          Earned the Guinness World Record for most advanced ticket purchase for an animated motion picture, coming in at 2,384,198 tickets. This is the second time the Pokemon franchise has made it into the book.
        • Goofs
          Many say that Arceus using grass type moves despite having lost its grass plate is a goof. However, he could have learned these moves while he still had the grass plate and never forgot them. On top of that, there are many cases of Pokémon learning moves with types that are not their own.
        • Quotes

          Damos: To all of my beautiful future children who taught me how to believe. I offer all of you now my sincerest hopes, and wishes that the future world will become more and more beautiful. And that is exactly the kind of world you find yourselves in.

        • Connections
          Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Pokemon Films (2016)
        • Soundtracks
          Battle Cry - (Stand Up!)
          Lyrics by John Loeffler & David Wolfert

          Composed by John Loeffler & Manny Corallo

          Arranged by Manny Corallo

          Performed by Erin Bowman

        User reviews8

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        5/10
        A Pokémon Retrospective, Part 12
        It is generally agreed upon that the later Pokémon films are worse than the originals. After the abominable "Giratina and the Sky Warrior" I was expecting "Arceus and the Jewel of Life" to affirm this prejudice. As it turns out, the film has some actual good ideas that almost weigh up against the familiar myriad of flaws.

        The film opens, as usual, with a commercial for the previous ones and a boring prologue. The first words are spoken by the Pokémon Arceus: 'It is time to return the Jewel of Life.' At least they chose an apt title for once. Arceus' demand is dismissed by one Damos, who traps the Pokémon and keeps the precious to himself.

        Some 1,000 years later, Ash and Co. visit the scène de crime and find the distortions of space and time they should by now have gotten used to. Yes, this is still the "Diamond & Pearl Trilogy", so prepare for Dialga, Palkia and Giratina wrecking things.

        The team comes across a pair of young people, Kevin and Sheena, who explain that the endless quarrels between legendaries are caused by Arceus, apparently the creator of everything, who is trying to break free from his dimensional prison. After Damos' betrayal in the prologue, the Pokémon has cultivated a hatred of humans and sworn to destroy the entire race. It takes some effort to convince Ash of this, because he simply cannot stomach the notion that a Pokémon could want to hurt humans -- besides Mewtwo, Zepdos, Moltres, Articuno, Groudon, Deoxys, Rayquaza, Regirock, Regice, Registeel and that vicious terror Shaymin, at least.

        Speaking of the devil, Arceus finally escapes and starts raining fire upon the city as if it were Sodom. (Seeing how Arceus is literally this universe's god, the similarity can hardly be coincidental.) Sheena reveals herself to be a descendant of Damos and offers the Jewel of Life to the Pokémon in an attempt to soothe its anger. Unfortunately, the stone turns out to be a fake, and mankind is officially toast. In a final effort to save the world, Dialga transports Ash, Brock, Dawn and Sheena to the past so they can prevent Damos' betrayal from happening in the first place.

        I must admit that this is an interesting set-up: The Old Testament by way of "Majora's Mask". It is even fun to see the past world, and how people's interaction with Pokémon has changed throughout the ages, but these charms hardly amount to anything substantial.

        The most prominent of the film's flaws is that it is -- simply put -- rather dumb. Ash and Co. need to have it explained to them that they have been locked up in a dungeon, for example. And the lack of moral complexity is jarring. "The Rise of Darkrai" stood out because it did not need a villain. Rather, it was the quest of multiple parties to save what was dear to them from the turmoil caused by misconception. This film throws in a simple villain, Marcus (or Gishin, in the sub), whom we instantly recognise as such because he has a staff and wears robes.

        As the story progresses, its quality keeps declining. Basing a plot around time travel is always a can of worms to open, but "Arceus and the Jewel of Life" makes a bigger mess out of it than most. The "Back to the Future"-style slowly disappearing in the past because the present is being changed is a good example, but there are bigger inconsistencies. Why, for example, is Arceus still raging in the future when everything has been restored in the past? And how can you defeat a god with the power to manipulate space and time by dropping a rock on its head? And why can't Arceus travel back to the past as well to stop Ash? Or prevent Damos' betrayal himself? Or, you know, un-create mankind? And wait a minute, why is Kevin even in this film when he adds precisely nothing to the plot?

        It is a shame that the film never surpasses its premise, because it was honestly interesting. "Arceus and the Jewel of Life" is just not as good as it could have been. Then again, it is also far less awful that it could have been. The story is arbitrarily presented as a trilogy capper (you wouldn't guess without checking Wikipedia) and not a little inconsistent, but does feel like the product of good ideas and perhaps even a little passion. It would not be the best introduction to the franchise, but Pokémon fans should savour this film, because it contains the last bits of quality in the franchise for quite a while.
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        • Release date
          • November 20, 2009 (United States)
        • Country of origin
          • Japan
        • Language
          • Japanese
        • Also known as
          • Pocket Monster Diamond & Pearl: Arceus' Conquering of Space-Time
        • Production companies
          • Oriental Light and Magic (OLM)
          • Pikachu Project
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        • Gross worldwide
          • $50,673,078
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        • Runtime
          1 hour 35 minutes
        • Color
          • Color
        • Sound mix
          • Dolby Stereo

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