In Search of the Crystal Skull Episode 23: Strange World

In this episode of In Search of the Crystal Skull, Arun and
Patricia discuss about the 2022 Disney animated film Strange
World. A family called the Clades consisting of an explorer named
Jaeger and his son Searcher are traveling around the mountains
and unknown lands. One day, Searcher discovers a plant that
releases energy. Jaeger wishes to continue exploring while
Searcher wishes to settle down and take the plant to their
hometown Avelonia to help their community. After a massive
disagreement, they go their separate ways. 25 years later,
Searcher is a farmer with a wife and son whose discovery has made
Avelonia a much easier and advanced town. However, the plant
source is dying and he has to explore the unknown lands to find
out how to solve the problem before they die out
completely. 


When the film came out in theaters, it received mixed to negative
reviews making only $72 million dollars out of a $135 million
dollar budget making it one of the biggest bombs Disney has
released in years. Some people blamed the low box office numbers
due to little to no advertisement while others blame it due to
its LGBTQ representation in the form of Searcher's son Ethan.
What did Patricia and Arun think of this film? Listen and find
out.