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This stop-motion film about a boy searching for his banished dog was
far more engaging than I expected. The characters were well-constructed and the
voice acting was good. The plot was original and delivered with both humour and
gravitas. The choice to have most of the dialogue and written information in
Japanese makes sense from an artistic perspective of putting the audience in
the dogs’ place, but I still would have liked to be able to absorb all that
extra information. Maybe I would have understood everything better that way as
the film seems like a huge metaphor that I just don’t comprehend yet. Maybe it
will require a second viewing.
The film
impresses with its polished visuals. The stop-motion flows almost seamlessly at
times and the detail in the facial expressions is excellent. It was just a joy
to watch.
All in all,
a work of art in its own right, but also an entertaining and spellbinding
watch. Inexplicably, even though it never gets boring and a lot is happening,
it felt quite long, though.
4/5
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