A young couple who is separated must journey through the
astonishing and dream-like worlds of Cirque du Soleil to find
each other, as 3D technology allows the audience to leap, soar,
swim, and dance with the performers.  There was a time when
Cirque du Soleil had the element of surprise, pulling into your
town under cover of dark, with no Wikipedia or YouTube to make
sense of what you were about to see. “Where are the elephants?”
you said to yourself, before the mix of performance art,
acrobatics and music absolutely blew your mind.  Twenty some-odd
years later, the troupe has become the Law & Order of theatrical
entertainment, spun off so many times that it’s hard to know
where it starts and ends. The film Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away
highlights both the strains of the franchise and the willingness
to promote the brand at any cost — including a coherent
narrative. It’s a big promo reel, and not a carefully disguised
one.  There are good filmmakers attached. Andrew Adamson, who
directed Shrek and The Lion, t