Best Animated Film of 2015
Anomalisa
A good screenwriter, a good director, a good author, musician, artist, etc. can make you realize that something unfamiliar might actually be relatable, and that our array of emotions are universally shared by all. Losing yourself in a movie isn’t always an enjoyable experience; it depends on the content. Some people might be turned off by the fact that they have to face unpleasant emotional demons on screen in such an imposing way. Maybe it’s too striking. Maybe it’s too real. Or maybe it’s about realizing one of the most visually unique pieces of cinema, and one of the strangest instances of stop-motion animation ever undertaken in a major motion picture is not as weird as we thought it would be. And the heaviness is not as far from our own lives as we hoped it would be. Maybe in seeing, feeling, understanding – and yes, enjoying – Anomalisa, we find it isn’t such an anomaly after all.
Just cancel this bird already. The chicken is beyond cooked. It's burnt to a crisp.