Bionicle: Mask of Light

The island of Mata Nui is falling under the shadow of Makuta, and its inhabitants, the Matoran, face an endless darkness. A mask discovered by the villager Takua sets two friends on a search for the seventh Toa, a figure prophecy says can defeat Makuta. Takua and the guard captain Jaller must carry the Mask of Light to this guardian while Makuta sends his Rahkshi after them, and the island's other Toa lend their powers to the cause.

The film is an animated adventure produced by LEGO with Miramax, Buena Vista Home Entertainment and Wang Film Productions, and was released in September 2003 at a runtime of just over an hour. It was directed by David Molina and Terry Shakespeare, from a screenplay by Henry Gilroy, Alastair Swinnerton and Bob Thompson. The voice cast includes Jason Michas, Andrew Francis, Scott McNeil, Lee Tockar, Christopher Gaze and Kathleen Barr.

The film draws on the BIONICLE toy line and its associated story. Audience scores place it modestly, at 5.5 out of 10 on IMDb from around 4,200 votes, and 5.9 out of 10 on TMDB from a much smaller pool of 183 votes. The larger IMDb sample and the smaller TMDB sample land in similar territory, suggesting a middling response from viewers overall.