Monday, March 15, 2004

Movie Review: Triplets of Belleville

FINALLY, I saw Triplets of Belleville and it was everything I thought it would be. This is the 3rd time that they've started showing it before the theaters randomly stop playing it. Maybe that's because of how anti-American it is... and it ruled. I thought the anti-Americanness of it all was pretty obvious, but Luis thought it was more subtle. Anyways, things to look for are: 1. all americans are HUGE fatasses in the movie 2. the statue of liberty is fat and holding a hamburger 3. in the toilet is a giant shit that forms the sillhoiette of mickey mouse 4. the picture of the mechanic at disney land has him holding a lollypop that loudly proclaims 'SUCKER' (a play on words) 5. the americans don't speak real english, but instead just yell things that sound like english (a perspective on how loud american english seem to the french). The animation was so great and so was the weird plot complete with little subtle things (aside from the anti-American stuff) and forshadowing. Also, there was NO dialog in the movie! Characters say 'no no no', mumble things, and there is a radio and a TV, but aside from that there are no voices at all. The funny thing is that you don't notice it until awhile into the movie when it strikes you 'has anybody said anything yet? I can't remember...'. I give the movie 5 out of 5 stars. Go see it before they stop showing it again!

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