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''Bionicle: Mask of Light'' (also known as ''Bionicle: Mask of Light—The Movie'') is a 2003 direct-to-video fantasy film based on the Lego toy series ''Bionicle'', produced by Creative Capers Entertainment and released by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment and Miramax Films. It has sold over 40 million copies worldwide since its release. The movie revolves around the latter half of the 2003 storyline, on the island called Mata Nui, home to six tribes of biomechanical creatures. The spirit protecting the island was put into a deep sleep, and only the Mask of Light, in the hands of two Matoran who are assisted by six Toa, can return it to the Toa of Light, who is predicted to defeat the Makuta. The direct-to-video sales made ''Mask of Light'' one of the top selling DVDs of 2003 in the United States, and has helped the development of three more movies in the franchise. It was praised for its visual effects and sound direction, but thought to be average in its storyline and character development.〔 The movie was followed by the two prequels ''Bionicle 2: Legends of Metru Nui'', ''Bionicle 3: Web of Shadows'' and one sequel ''Bionicle: The Legend Reborn''. ==Plot== The story begins with Turaga Vakama retelling the original BIONICLE legend; long ago, the Great Spirit Mata Nui descended from the heavens to an island paradise, bringing with him the islanders known as the Matoran. They were initially without purpose, so the Great Spirit united them with three virtues: unity, duty and destiny. In gratitude of these gifts, the Matoran named their island in his honor. Yet their happiness didn't last, as Mata Nui's envious brother, Makuta, betrayed him by casting a spell over the Great Spirit, sending him into an endless sleep. With his brother struck down, Makuta had free rein to spread his evil across the island. The story then shifts to the fortress village of Ta-Koro, located in a lake of lava, as a Ta-Matoran named Jaller is looking for his Kolhii (a lacrosse-like game) teammate, Takua. He soon finds him inspecting a warning totem next to a lava flow. Just before they leave, Takua picks up the totem, unwittingly setting off a booby trap, and dropping the artifact into the lava, revealing a Kanohi mask that was embedded in the totem. At that moment, a wave of lava begins to rush through the chamber at Takua, who throws the mask to Jaller and tries to use a lavaboard to cross the lava. Just as he is about to be killed, he is saved by Tahu, the Toa of Fire. Takua and Jaller then rush to the Kolhii field for the match, which ends up with their loss of the game to the Ga-Koro team, Hahli and Maku. After the match ends, the mask Takua found falls out of Jaller's pack, shining when in contact with Takua, who tilts it towards Jaller. The Turaga reveal that the mask is the Mask of Light which is to be worn by a legendary Seventh Toa that will defeat the Makuta. The Mask of Light will lead its herald to the Seventh Toa, but Takua, who was supposed to be the Herald, is unwilling to admit it so Jaller is mistakenly believed to be so. Unfortunately for Takua, he still has to come along to chronicle Jaller’s quest. Pohatu, the Toa of Stone, leaves to spread word about the Seventh Toa, while Gali, the Toa of Water, departs to ponder the situation, noticing a seventh spirit star in the sky. The two Matoran leave Ta-Koro the next day and follow the mask’s light to the jungle region of Le-Wahi. Deep beneath Mata Nui, Makuta is fully aware of what is happening above. He decides to release three of his spawns of shadow, the Rahkshi, to find and destroy the Herald. On the surface, Gali is meditating at Kini-Nui, the Great Temple, when the Rahkshi burst from the center of the temple and attack her. She narrowly escapes by hiding in the river. Realizing the Rahkshi are headed for Ta-Koro, she hurries there to warn the villagers. Despite Tahu's and Gali's attempts to protect the village, the Rahkshi burst through the walls of Ta-Koro, using their powers of fragmentation (Panrahk), disintegration (Guurahk), and poison (Lerahk) that eventually destroy the village and Tahu's mask was poisoned by Lerahk in the struggle, further damaged unintentionally by Gali. Fortunately, all the Matoran and Turaga were able to escape unharmed. Meanwhile, Takua and Jaller are traveling through the jungle of Le-Wahi, going where the Mask of Light shows them to go. Attacked by a Graalok ash bear, they are rescued by Lewa, the Toa of Air. He gives them a faster way of traveling, a Gukko bird, which quickly carries them to the frozen region of Ko-Wahi. Upon their arrival, they learn of Ta-Koro's destruction, and Lewa flies to Ta-Wahi to learn more, leaving Takua and Jaller behind. They get caught in a blizzard where they run into Kopaka, Toa of Ice. Upon arriving at Ko-Koro, they are attacked by the Rahkshi who had already ransacked the village, and escape down the side of a mountain where Kopaka freezes the three of them in a lake. Kopaka then leaves to see his village and the Matoran leave for the underground region of Onu-Wahi. Takua gets lost in the Onu-Koro Highway and is surprised by the eyes of Makuta, who warns Takua that if he does not give him the mask, Jaller will die. Although Takua refuses, Makuta's threat worries him and he decides to abandon his duty, leaving Jaller to continue the journey alone. Takua arrives in the village of Onu-Koro in time to find Pohatu telling Onua, the Toa of Earth and the villagers about the Seventh Toa. However, three more Rahkshi—with the power of fear (Turahk), anger (Kurahk), and hunger (Vorahk)—appear, sent by Makuta in response to Takua's refusal of his 'good will' and quickly incapacitate the two Toa. Realizing his mistake, Takua escapes from Onu-Koro to find Jaller with the help of Tahu, Gali, and Lewa. While defending Takua, Tahu is hit by Kurahk’s anger energy, which worsens the Lerahk's poison and completely infects him, causing him to attack Gali in a blind rage, but he is stopped when Kopaka arrives and freezes him. Meanwhile, Pohatu and Onua cause a cave-in in attempt to stop the Rakhshi, resulting in them being trapped inside the village. After escaping from Onu-Koro, Gali, Kopaka, and Lewa cure Tahu from Lerahk's poison. Takua finds Jaller, warning him about the second wave of Rahkshi and the fact that the Rahkshi were after the Herald rather than the mask. The two ended up at Kini Nui, where the mask says the Seventh Toa would be found. However, the six Rahkshi caught up to them, followed by the Toa. United, the Toa defeat all the Rahkshi except Turahk. Turahk then tries to kill Takua, only for Jaller to take the blow instead. As the dying Jaller tells Takua how he was "always different", the Chronicler realizes that he wasn't the Herald, but rather the Seventh Toa himself. Takua puts on the Mask of Light and becomes the Toa of Light, renaming himself Takanuva as he destroys Turahk. After mourning for Jaller's death, he builds a vehicle out of the Rahkshi’s armor, called the Ussanui - powered by the discarded Kraata of the Rahkshi - and flies down to Makuta's lair. There, Makuta challenges Takanuva to a game of Kohlii with the agreement that the Toa of Light would try to awaken Mata Nui if he won or relinquish his mask upon losing. Takanuva prevails, knocking down Makuta. Makuta, however, rises again and refuses to admit defeat, claiming that his brother will suffer upon awakening and he is duty-bound by his own Mask of Shadows to protect Mata Nui from the Toa of Light. In response, Takanuva tries to rip the mask off of Makuta's face, resulting in both falling into a pool of energized protodermis and emerging as Takutanuva. The combined being leads the Matoran, Turaga, and Toa (who had been led down to witness Makuta's defeat by Hahli, a Ga-Matoran and close friend of Jaller), through a gate in the Kanohi mask statue. Takutanuva, who is holding the gate up, resurrects Jaller by transferring part of his life energy into Jaller’s mask. However, this transfer weakens Takutanuva and the door crushes him, with only the Mask of Light remaining. They then proceed to attempt to awaken Mata Nui, reviving Takanuva in the process, and his light makes a hole in the cavern, revealing a city long forgotten by the Matoran. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bionicle: Mask of Light」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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