Anomalisa

I do not feel meh about this movie, first of all. I just don’t “like” it either. The animation side of this film is amazing. Some times it’s so realistic it’s uncanny. The emotion and motion (the one take sex scene especially) the animators were able to convey is uncanny. The parts where they utilize stop motion as a medium as a meta storytelling device is also extremely disturbingly creative.
Story wise it’s a straight cis man midlife crisis with Kaufman’s signature fantasy style storytelling. Kaufman always amazes me with his ability to stay right on the borderline between portraying pathetic characters and speaking up for them. I don’t dislike that. I just don’t necessarily like it either…?

NG

3/10

I do not feel meh about this movie, first of all. I just don’t “like” it either. The animation side of this film is amazing. Some times it’s so realistic it’s uncanny. The emotion and motion (the one take sex scene especially) the animators were able to convey is uncanny. The parts where they utilize stop motion as a medium as a meta storytelling device is also extremely disturbingly creative.
Story wise it’s a straight cis man midlife crisis with Kaufman’s signature fantasy style storytelling. Kaufman always amazes me with his ability to stay right on the borderline between portraying pathetic characters and speaking up for them. I don’t dislike that. I just don’t necessarily like it either…?

NG

3/10