New interesting movie coming on IMAX Cinema at Ontario Science Centre

I am a huge fan of IMAX cinema. I think it is an amazing experience. I would definately recommend visiting one if you ever get a chance...

I try to visit OMNIMAX / IMAX / 2D or 3D cinemas in different cities, and enjoy their nice documentaries with amazing scenery on these unique screens. They are usually located in Science Centres or Science Museums in different cities.

We have a great one at Ontario Science Centre . It is called the IMAX Dome Theatre which has a huge screen and displays 70 mm film (the largest size in film history) and offers a 'see-through' projection booth - Canadian made of course ;-) ;-) ;-) Need I say more?

Well, they have this new movie coming up soon, called "Journey To Mecca: In the Footsteps of Ibn Battuta". It will open on February 7th, 2009. Here is its description:

Journey to Mecca tells the story of a young scholar, who leaves Tangier in 1325 on an epic and perilous journey, travelling alone from his home in Morocco to reach Mecca, some 3,000 miles to the east.

lbn Battuta is besieged by countless obstacles as he makes his way across the North African desert to Mecca. Along the route he meets an unlikely stranger, a highwayman, who becomes his paid protector and eventual friend.

During his travels he is attacked by bandits, dehydrated by thirst, rescued by Bedouins and forced to retrace his route by a war-locked Red Sea. lbn Battuta finally joins the legendary Damascus Caravan with thousands of pilgrims bound for Mecca for the final leg of what would become his 5,000 mile, 18 month long journey to Mecca.

When he arrives in Mecca, he is a man transformed. We then experience the Hajj as he did over 700 years ago and, in recognition of its timelessness, we dissolve to the Hajj as it is still performed today by millions of pilgrims in some of the most extraordinary and moving IMAX® footage ever presented.

lbn Battuta would not return home for almost 30 years, reaching over 40 countries and revisiting Mecca five more times to perform the Hajj. He would travel three times farther than Marco Polo.

His legacy is one of the greatest travel journals ever recorded. A crater on the moon is named in his honour.

An SK Films Release in association with National Geographic of a Cosmic Picture Film.

Also, here is the trailer for this movie, it really looks promising (amazing picture):

I am currently out of province, I won't get a chance to see it there, but if you are in Ontario or in any other city that offers this type of cinemas, check them out. They offer many nice movies. My favourite was the one they showed about saving coral reefs.