For subscribers
New animated films
Living in a virtual world
To young people, their online persona can feel more authentic than their real selves, says director Mamoru Hosoda, whose animated film is about a high schooler's alternate life in the virtual realm
Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox
In the Japanese animation movie Belle, a teenager enters a massive simulation shared by millions around the world.
In this alternate reality, she is anonymous and free of the mental traps that imprison her in the real world.
