Monday, January 4, 2016

Anomalisa (2015)

This is a highly unusual stop-motion animation. The content is funny and then a little strange. The figures were 3D printed. The range of emotions is vast. I think it is hilarious that there is no effort to hide the lines where the face detaches from the head. Especially around the eyes, it sometimes looks like glasses. The figures walk pretty naturally, if a little bit slow. We aren't used to such realistic animation. They actually look like humans, not cartoons. It is actually a little disturbing, in my opinion.

I love the title: in reference to Lisa, who is an anomaly. She is an anomaly because she has a unique voice. Tom Noonan voices all of the non-main characters, male and female. At first, it is slightly confusing. This is an adaptation from a play, in which there are only three actors and this effect was able to be recreated in animation. That would not have been believable in a live-action movie.

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