Holy Whack-A-Mole!
I watched the 2003
animated Brazilian film
Boy in the World
and my pupils
are still dilated.
A visual journey
through and through,
the dialogue-free film
shows a young boy
take part
in a fantastic journey
to find his father
who has left
in search of work.
I would throw
this film
in the same conversation
as Triplets of Belleville,
in regards to
silent and surreal films.
Very few films
are worthy of being included
alongside Triplets
(a personal favorite of mine),
but Boy in the World
is one of those films.
The story is great,
and will move you,
but it's the animation
that steals the show.
With parts handled
in paintings and drawings
(so many crayons)
and other parts
done with digital animation,
the multimedia film
truly enchants.
Some parts look like
iTunes visualizers
and other parts resemble
elementary school art class.
It's a visual treat,
one I can't recommend enough.
Yeah, I'm going to
watch it again.
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