I wanted to but couldn't!
... View MoreBest movie of this year hands down!
... View MoreAlthough it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.
... View MoreThe movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful
... View MoreKaufman's subtle quirky comedy is on fine form here, the strangeness of the world and its inhabitants amplified by the feature's remarkable stop-motion aesthetic yet juxtaposed by its realistic writing and performances. So is his knack for portraying genuine human emotion, with a heavy melancholy beginning to seep in rather quickly. 'Anomalisa (2016)' is wonderfully made in every aspect and is a deliriously human picture, an honest portrayal that is rare to see in any form of media. It never takes the easy route - featuring perhaps the most realistic and unflinching sex scene I've ever seen on film - but its message does get a little muddled along the way. 6/10
... View MoreThis film couldn't be made with live action because it's *too* real. Okay, the identical faces and voices aside, Anomalisa truly grasps what we all seek (and many of us achieve)-the alleviation of our personal suffering. Many of the previous comments chide the depiction of comfortable first-world problems, but in any social strata of humanity, our relationships with others are the source of much of the pain and distance we feel from our fellow man. Another Kaufman masterpiece. And kudos to the filmmakers and animators for the most realistic depiction of intimacy I've scene on film.
... View MoreMichael is a customer service guru on jaunt in a nondescript hotel. He is jaded and misanthropic, everyone around him seems to get on his nerves. And these is a sameness about them... The ennui is wonderfully conveyed, and the process of using puppets in stop-motion adds to the sense of non-belonging and dislocation. Michael's dark soul is complemented by Lisa and her zest for life. The burgeoning relationship is both awkward and sweet, but, we sense, ultimately doomed. The sense of a man in middle-age crisis, of people living compartmentalised lives, is fully conveyed. There is some nice humour and pathos. But ultimately nothing much changes for Michael or Lisa, and any greater insight to life's many questions is not forthcoming. Take away the puppets and the process, and you are left with a film that says not very much at all.
... View MoreI 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.
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