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4. Belle

Mamoru Hosoda has spent his whole career engaging with an optimistic imagining of what internet culture can do for the world, and his latest movie Belle is no exception. While its real-world messaging might be a little clunky to the point of naivete, its sumptuous, sci-fi tinged re-imagining of Beauty and the Beast makes for an incredible digital spectacle, with a stunning poppy soundtrack to match its musical, idealistic view of the metaverse, with nary a bored ape in sight.