Review of Heavy Metal (1981) by Dylan D — 10 Sep 2013
Heavy Metal is a treasure of the cult film circuit, an oddball movie that's rough around the edges -- they don't get much more rough than this -- but deliberately so. Meshing themes of right and wrong and good and evil, the film analyzes humanity through the lens of the fantastical and cleverly creates a godlike narrator that's power incarnate and allows its holders to live or die on their own merits with no concern for external circumstance.
The raw animation; peculiar story lines; gratuitous sex and nudity; fantastical, sometimes otherworldly locales; and larger-than-life characters are all a part of a unique animated experience that's surprisingly deep in thematic purpose but the film chooses to allow its deeper, thought-provoking elements to lie low in favor of the dominant visual experience that allows the movie play however the audience chooses to see it.
It's a fine film, one that's not for all tastes to be sure, but it's certain to generate conversation, for better or for worse, and isn't that a hallmark of every great work of art?
This review of Heavy Metal (1981) was written by Dylan D on 10 Sep 2013.
Heavy Metal has generally received positive reviews.
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