The Red Turtle (2017)
The dialogue-less film follows the major life stages of a castaway on a deserted tropical island populated by turtles, crabs and birds.
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It is a performances centric movie
Fantastic!
Beautiful, moving film.
The biggest problem with this movie is it’s a little better than you think it might be, which somehow makes it worse. As in, it takes itself a bit too seriously, which makes most of the movie feel kind of dull.
For a movie with no dialog and little action. The Red Turtle holds your attention thoughout the whole film. The hand drawn quality of the senery and animation is beautiful and the story is clear to follow and emotional. Overal a very beautiful piece of art.
Sometimes you've just got to beat a torturous turtle to death, then impregnate it when it comes back to life. And when you die, that 200 year old turtle is going to find someone else to torture.
A fascinating exploration into how the viewer can keep wondering what will happen next, only to be surprised by the truth that there is nothing. Don't be fooled by all the hype - this is the emperor's new clothes. For the first 10 minutes I was impressed by the artwork. The animation is delightful and stylistic. It's a fascinating film up to the point the protagonist takes revenge on the turtle. That's about 20 minutes in. The remaining 50 minutes is best described as tripe. I am sure people will wax on about how brave and challenging the film is, but the only challenges here are 1. reaching the end and 2. trying not to feel angry at the criminal theft of your time.
Beautiful in its simplicity. No singing animals, explosions, dialogue, just a man, an island, and a turtle to start with.The movie is about isolation, humanity's need for companionship, man's relationship with nature as well the volatility and unpredictability of nature even in its stunning beauty.Everything about the island, the colors, and the animals is visual feast along with the characters' physical movements, are both realistic as well as hypnotic.I cried like a baby the last ten minutes of the movie all the way until the credits rolled, having understood loss.Spoiler: I wondered throughout the movie if the turtle was real all along, or if it had it died in the beginning and it was the man's imagination that carried him through years of isolation. The movie doesn't give any answers, and we are left to believe the fantasy, all the more with a quiet feeling of loss in the end.