Review of Idiots and Angels (2008) by Shero R — 30 Apr 2011

My review for this movie contains part of the plot of the movie that is why ...

( Spoiler Alert ) ;-) ...

A great hand drawing animated movie .. as most of Bill Plympton's works .. It is a dark comedy ... a lot of Quentin Tarantino and David Lynch's look like movies in the darkness .. I even now can put Zack Snyder and Tarsem in the visual look and the motion ..

I like the simplicity of the line drawing and the deep meaning of it .. The animation is not realistic .. It is kind a lost frames but it makes it more interesting to watch .. because :

1- It gives the main and the basic movements and positions ...And that is bring me to the second point :

2- Which you can't feel the lost frames.. because it is kind a tricky way to play with your mind and make you imagine the frames alone ..!!I have doubts if he did that in purpose !! but in the end it is really good ;-).

You must be aware to not expect something like (Sylvain Chomet) 's work : The Triplets of Belleville or The Illusionist ... !!!

The story is symbolic but in real life: It begins with a man who is tired from the life .. tired from even waking up ... and the pressure he got from the surrounding and how he can't feel the respect and the beauty of life ... !! Latter the things changes .. with a magical (Wings) that grow up on his back like the one in the X Men movie ;-) .. In another words wings of angels .. and how he react to the wings and what the wings do to him .. and how others around him begin to treat him .. or let me refresh the words: How others will want him dead just to use the wings for their own idiotic and selfish reasons ...

As I said it is a symbolic .. The wings can be an idea , a creation ,project ,gift , love ,dream ,mission ..etc ... you can call it what you want ...!!! And how you treat them and how you use them for the good ... and how others want to steal it from you or even do you harm just to take it from you ...

Must watch movie ... not just once but as much as you like ;-).

Specially for classic artists ( Hand drawing ) This is another movie you can learn a lot form it technically .. I will recommended for you ;-).