City of Lost Children
After a friend of mine espoused about the fantastic-ness of "The City of Lost Children," I thought I ought to actually watch the movie. So I did.
I really liked it. I think that I missed a few subtitles at the beginning of the movie (it's in French, and even though I "speak" French, well... I "speak" French), so I was a little confused about some of the plot (a quick trip to Wikipedia afterwards clarified that). Still, I really enjoyed it, not just stylistically (very vertical, kind of a mix between "The Triplets of Belleville" and "Brazil," and very anachronistic, to be brief), but also in terms of the story, which I thought was simple, complex, and in-between. All in all, it was fun to watch, interesting to ponder (lots of subtext and metaphors), and overall just a good movie. Though not close to being exactly the same, if you like Terry Gilliam movies, especially "Brazil" and "Baron Munchausen," then I'd definitely recommend it.
I really liked it. I think that I missed a few subtitles at the beginning of the movie (it's in French, and even though I "speak" French, well... I "speak" French), so I was a little confused about some of the plot (a quick trip to Wikipedia afterwards clarified that). Still, I really enjoyed it, not just stylistically (very vertical, kind of a mix between "The Triplets of Belleville" and "Brazil," and very anachronistic, to be brief), but also in terms of the story, which I thought was simple, complex, and in-between. All in all, it was fun to watch, interesting to ponder (lots of subtext and metaphors), and overall just a good movie. Though not close to being exactly the same, if you like Terry Gilliam movies, especially "Brazil" and "Baron Munchausen," then I'd definitely recommend it.