Reviews

The first season of the show really focused on humanity side of the UIs, how people would treat them and how they would also treat humans. The world building and character progression in the first season was done really well, it's what originally made me love the show so much.

It is obvious that they didn't have the budget for the most amazing animation, but with how good the story was in season 1 worth looking past that.

Then season 2 came and they really took a steep turn in quality. Season 2 introduced a few characters and some were okay, some others didn't really fit well at all. The story pace also went into another gear with how quickly we were progressing. I know the show got cancelled but that doesn't change the fact that this show left sour after taste. The way they handled Caspian's death and revival was one of the worst parts of the show.

I still would recommend this show, as it gives some very interesting events to talk about, and it still has some good parts.

The show is an absolute joy to watch, from the unique animation to the captivating story telling. Mizu has to be one of the most interesting characters I have seen in a while, she has so much hatred inside of her that she really is willing to do anything to get revenge. Even at times when we think she wouldn't go that far, she does, and we really see her going more mad by each episode. There parts where we do see a more 'human' side of her, but we quickly get reminded why she is still here.

The other characters are there to try and show us what Mizu could be, if she were to let go of all that hate, but she never does. She is so determined that she is so blinded she can't even see that she is destroying herself and the people around her.

Would recommend this to anyone, if you have a weekend off, and want to watch a beautiful but devastating show, this is it.

While the movie does focus on houses and its central focus, but I can't help and think that the house represent obsession.

In the first part of the anthology we see parents become obsessed, and in a hypnotised by the house. They suddenly gain this huge and expensive house, and it's all they can think about, forgetting their own children. This obsession and greed drives them to a point of suicide, it's at least how i saw it. Leaving their two young children on their own, a really depressing end.

The second part we see this character renovate a house, and talk how great it's gonna be. Then we get some more insight, that he is largely in debt and that his girlfriend he constantly calls and makes promises what he will do once he sells it, is actually his dentist. He is obsessed with money and the idea that this will go really easy, that he slowly goes insane once he start seeing an increased amount of cockroaches. I'm not quite sure what they are supposed to represent, but they clearly impact the character so much he starts hallucinating because of them. In the end he doesn't sell the house, some couple move in and bring their whole family there and start to destroy the house, with our main character included as at this point in the film he has gone completely insane.

This part stuck out to me the most, I don't know why either. Just seeing this character lose it himself more and more, because he invested all of his savings into this house was really jarring, it might not be the best word to describe it but it's best I got.

The last of part of this anthology was my least favourite. The main character of this part had ambitious to make her dream house, and when the flood happened well everyone moved out and went to somewhere better. But she never gave up on her dream, even though she should have because it was slowly destroying her. Throughout the movie we see her push everyone away until the very last moments where the flood is rising, and the water is getting into the house, it's when she realises she needs to move on. And she does she lets go of her dream and follows her friends, but in my opinion I think that she should have gone without the house. For some context the house turned into a boat, personally I see this as a momentary solution. The house, the obsession is still there, and she can return to it in any moment.

If you are a parent looking to watch this with your kid, I would recommend this.

I think the movie does a good job of showing the child what are some responsibilities of having a pet, if it desperately wants one.

The family is also vegan, or vegetarian I'm not quite sure, so if you are one I'd say it portrays them okay I guess. There some typical sayings such as "Eating meat is barbaric", so take it how you will.

The story is quite good as well, maybe a bit too twisted, the grandpa gifted the pig to the girl so she could raise it, so that he could later use in his sausages to win a contest.

Overall a solid film for a family to watch, especially if you are from the Netherlands, I see very few stop motion films from there so it's always nice to hear another language.

I didn't read too much going into this movie, and I'm really glad I didn't. This movie was just an amazing journey to watch.

The opening sequence automatically caught my attention, just watching him build that set, and watching it slowly come to life to tell us this fantastic family story. I also loved how it was narrated by the grandmother, it added so much to the atmosphere. I really felt like I was getting this story told by my own grandmother.

I won't say much about the story but it was really interesting, and it just keeps you glued to the screen, wanting to know what happens next. It was also told in such a charming way that it got a few laughs from me, but also tears. The little interactions that the director had the with the set, and with his dad was also just so amazing that it stuck with me. It's nothing groundbreaking but such a nice tiny detail for you to remember.

Would recommend this movie for anyone to watch, if you don't mind mentions of war, and some other sensitive topics.

While I did enjoy the film, I did watch it in 1.25x speed. That really made the film more enjoyable, I don't think i would have finished the film with so much enjoyment without it.

Overall the story is simple you first meet a boy and it depicts his life, being locked up in a big house and unable to play outside with the girl. He gets sick and his fever dream, he dreams about a Chinese emperor in a similar situation as him, and with similar toys. The emperor on the other hand enjoys his life inside the castle, unlike the boy. That is until he receives a gift from a travelling boy, the boy gives him a book with the greatest treasure. In it is the nightingale, and the emperor requests that he is brought one. He eventually recieves the nightingale, but the bird quickly gets replaced by mechanical one. The emperor grows tired of the bird as it always sings the same song and in the same way everytime, realising he lost the real nightingale almost ends up killing him.

I don't think I'd recommend this to everyone, but if you enjoy Trnka's work I'd recommend it.

This movie got me into old stop motion films, and it showed me how many amazing films exist and people don't even talk about them.

I loved watching the fox creating havoc in the village, it really showed how creative and horrible the foxes could be. The animation was just so amazing to watch, I saw somewhere that the puppets are life sized which is just crazy to see that. My favourite part of the movie was when the village finally had enough and came to the foxes house, trying to make them pay for their mischief. Which they never go to, instead the foxes won in the end.

I'd recommend this to anyone wanting to watch something entertaining, this definitely worth a watch!

The story is pretty good the sister has to stay silent, or her brothers won't come back. In that time that she has to wait a prince finds her and wants to marry her. After some time she moves into the castle and people start claiming she is a witch. The poeple want for her to be burned right away but she still has a few days before her brothers return. In the last time minute the brothers come and save her.

The animation is really good considering that this was made in 1937, it isn't the smoothes animation but it also doesn't need to be.

I did give this a 6/10 mainly because I'm not into fairy tales myself, and I wasn't the biggest fan of the story, but I do think some other people can enjoy this more than me.