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Anomalisa
An inspirational speaker becomes reinvigorated after meeting a lively woman who shakes up his mundane existence.
Release : | 2015 |
Rating : | 7.2 |
Studio : | Snoot Entertainment, Starburns Industries, |
Crew : | Art Direction, Production Design, |
Cast : | David Thewlis Jennifer Jason Leigh Tom Noonan |
Genre : | Animation Drama Comedy Romance |
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I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.
An Exercise In Nonsense
Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.
Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.
OK, first about the play with the words: Anomalisa = Anomalia + Lisa, but there is another jungian reference here: ANIMA. Anima is the image of the ideal woman in every man's subcosciousness. Whenever we meet even the tiniest fragment of Anima in a real-life woman, we feel an immediate attraction, whether it is a gesture, or the sound of her voice... However, when we realize that the woman is still not Anima, well... 10 points for the genuine basic idea!
I am not a en expert, but I honestly found this clip a total waste of my time. Senseless things, not recommended. If you are the kind of people that expects a movie to give you something, laugh, sex, fun, anything, you just won't get it from this one. Not at all. It really took time from my life and gave nothing back, this one has nothing for real.
While an adult stop-motion drama about a midlife crisis and mental illness may sound mundane as a concept, this is quite possibly Kaufman's sharpest and most absorbing film yet. Charlie Kaufman has already proved himself to be one of the smartest, most creative visionary directors/writers working today. He has yet to make an unoriginal film even as his vibrant style stretches over a career spanning 40 years. Anomalisa is certainly Kaufman's tamest work when compared to the outlandish concepts of Being John Malkovich and Adaptation, but it is also one of his most engaging. A grounded perception of mental illness affecting a lonely, middle-aged man in the centre of a richly-detailed, yet maddening, world. The concept will never sound as appealing as it really is, but upon viewing, the film's subtle messages on love and identity will surely resonate with any viewer, no matter their age. Even with an ending that hints upon a concept that I wish was further explored, Anomalisa expresses it's thought-provoking story through detailed character interactions, a wry script and brilliant voice performances from the extremely limited cast that had me daydreaming of the film's beauty long after watching.
I knew nothing about Anomalisa ahead of time. The first thing I had to figure out once the film started was why are all the animated characters except two were using the same voice. Once I got beyond that, I just watched in a kind of odd, mesmerized state.Nothing much happens for about the first 20 minutes. It is Michael Stone; a writer and motivational speaker, checking into a hotel in Cincinnati where he is to lecture at a conference the next day. He is a man who no longer has feelings for his wife, and has other serious personal problems. That evening he meets a couple of women who are there for the conference, know who he is and are subsequently infatuated by him. The three have drinks together at the hotel bar which leads to an overnight stay in his room by one of the women.For a short few hours Michael Stone truly believes he is in love with the woman, Lisa. He thinks his loneliness is over. But as he and the lady eat breakfast the next morning, he discovers that he is annoyed by some of her habits and just as quickly as he fell in love, he falls out of love. He will return home to the wife he no longer loves, and his son, his life unchanged.I think the unusual, stop-motion animation make it an interesting movie. I do not think the plot alone would make it a good movie and it is a good movie.