Bionicle: Mask of Light

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2003
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1h 10m

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5.6/10

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The island of Mata Nui must face one final threat from the evil Makuta: The Rahkshi. The only hope for the survival of the islanders rests with two Matoran villagers, who must find the seven... Read allThe island of Mata Nui must face one final threat from the evil Makuta: The Rahkshi. The only hope for the survival of the islanders rests with two Matoran villagers, who must find the seventh Toa and deliver him the Mask of Light.The island of Mata Nui must face one final threat from the evil Makuta: The Rahkshi. The only hope for the survival of the islanders rests with two Matoran villagers, who must find the seventh Toa and deliver him the Mask of Light.

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IMDb RATING

5.6/10

3.9K

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See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 4 wins & 4 nominations

Takua
(voice)
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Andrew Francis

Jaller
(voice)

Scott McNeil

Toa Tahu
(voice)
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Lee Tockar

Makuta
(voice)
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Christopher Gaze

Turaga Vakama
(voice)

Kathleen Barr

Toa Gali
(voice)

Dale Wilson

Toa Lewa
(voice)
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Michael Dobson

Toa Kopaka
(voice)
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Trevor Devall

Toa Pohatu
(voice)

Lesley Ewen

Turaga Nokama
(voice)

Chiara Zanni

Hahli
(voice)

Doc Harris

Kolhii Announcer
(voice)

Storyline

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Trivia
At the beginning of the Kolhii match, the competitors salute each other by saying "play well." Lego, the company that produced the Bionicle toys, takes its name from the Danish phrase "leg godt", which means "play well".

Goofs
A 'miniature' Turaga Nuju appears in front of Turaga Vakama near the end, at the Kini-Nui temple when Hahli is holding her speech. His size suggests that he should have been animated behind the crowd. When this shot is repeated again, the goof still shows.

Quotes
Toa Tahu: Ta-Koro is gone, Lewa. Buried by the very lava that sustained it...
Toa Gali: Brother...
Toa Tahu: You're worried about scratches? My village is gone! Your power was nothing. My power was nothing...

Crazy credits
Toward the end of the credits, a sentence written in Matoran script appears. It reads: "No Rahi were harmed in the making of this film". ("Rahi" is a term that refers to Mata-Nui's fauna.)

Alternate versions
In Germany, the movie was marketed towards very young children, and many frightening or intense scenes got removed or edited. These include:
Most shots of the Rahkshi opening their headplates to reveal their tentacled faces, with the exceptions of the brown Rahkshi roaring for a second time after Tahu surrounds it with fire, the white Rahkshi screeching as Takua and Pewku approach it in Onu-Koro, the red and black Rahkshi moving about in Onu-Koro, and the white and black Rahkshi screeching as they're defeated at the end.
Tahu's swords landing next to Jaller.
Makuta creating the first three Rahkshi.
The green Rahkshi's hand rising out of the destroyed shrine.
Much of the siege on Ta-Koro is cut, including the Rahkshi menacing its people, Gali grabbing Hahli out of harm's way, and most of Tahu's fight with the green Rahkshi. The editing is very choppy, with Tahu inexplicably lying on the ground with the green Rahkshi over him, then their positions being suddenly reversed without showing how any of this happened.
The shot of the three Rahkshi flying toward Takua and Jaller inside the ice crevice is cut, as is the following shot of them flying over Kopaka's unconscious body. Strangely, the former shot is repeated a few seconds later.
Makuta's eyes floating in the darkness after Takua turns down his offer.
Pohatu and Onua engaging the three new Rahkshi only to be beaten by them is cut entirely.
The poisoned Tahu attacking Gali. The scene cuts just as Tahu gets up.
The Rahkshi ambushing and climbing after Takua on the "chimney" is cut, and so is Pohatu pinning the red Rahkshi to the wall. A wipe effect jumps to the scene of the two remaining Rahkshi running toward Pohatu and Onua, making it appear this is the first time they fight.
Jaller being killed by fear power is shortened, Makuta only says "Fear me" once.
Jaller's death scene is severely shortened. The moment when Jaller dies is cut, but the audio is heard. Takua looking at his body with sorrow is cut and his subsequent closeup is also shortened.
The Kraata worm slithering into Makuta's lair.
Much of Makuta's fight with Takanuva is cut.

Connections
Featured in Troldspejlet: Episode #29.11 (2003)

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Featured review

8/10

Awesome animation and great story

When i saw the action figures by Lego, i thought that the story of bionicle was going to be thrash, but i was wrong. The movie "The Mask of Llight" is an superb adventure of faith, redemption and courage. The characters are really charismatic, so you can see this movie once and again. The design of the toa and the other characters is really stylish, and you wont feel disappointed about that. I can recommend you this movie because i love it, and if you like the epic stories about courage and friendship, take a look on this....you wont regret that.

But i need to be realistic. If you just like toi see blood, raw stories or you need to listen a bad word each 10 minutes, then you must find another movie, because this is amovie for kids and teenagers....