BSA225, BSA226, Film Review, Anomalisa, 25 March 2016

Anomalisa trailer

I listened to a podcast of the US radio show "Fresh Air with Terry Gross" about Inside Out and Anomalisa.  I've seen Inside Out, but not Anomalisa.  It may not come to Invercargill, but I'll be on the lookout for the dvd.  Maybe Chris will get it for our library... in the meantime, this is the trailer.  In Ardman Animation's The Pirates!, the faces were divided in half to facilitate the changing of eyes and mouths for emotions and speaking.  The splits were then taken out with CGI.  No such attempt has been made with this film, which is very interesting because everyone seems to be wearing a mask.  This design "flaw" works with the film's world view.    The main character (David Thewliss) is depressed and can't relate to people.  They all appear to him to have the same face and the same voice, even his young child.  Except for the woman with the scar (Jennifer Jason Leigh) that he meets while traveling.