This is an amazing movie!!! I think it's super overlooked and doesn't get enough credit; it saddens me to see so many low reviews! While I can understand how it might not be for everyone, as it does present an unconventional style of animation, if you're open-minded or already a fan of surrealist/otherwise unorthodox approaches to storytelling, I would highly recommend Metropia!!! The style of animation is just so uncanny that it will forever stand out to me; watching it the first time was highly impressionable to me as a storyteller myself, because it's just unlike anything you see in mainstream media! Furthermore, the soundtrack (composed by the *amazing* Krister Linder), is incredibly eerie and haunting, like all of his work. I'd say that the movie itself is the first half of what makes the watch experience so impressionable and awe-striking; the soundtrack is the second half! And while some people argue that the plot is rather conventional or bland - to be quite frank, I don't think that really matters. In fact, I'd argue that lends itself to the film's aesthetic even more, since it stylistically revolves around themes of the mundane, the systematic. All in all, I could go on about Metropia for pages and pages! It's just such a highly unique, incredible film. I would highly recommend watching it, perhaps in a laundry room or basement - find somewhere that matches the bleak and wishy-washy dystopian vibes! Approach it not in the way you'd approach a mainstream film or Hollywood blockbuster; view it as an antique, an archaeological artifact, a mysterious letter from an unknown person from long, long ago. Viewing it should be primarily an experience, and then, secondarily, entertainment - go with that approach, and I hope you'll have your mind blown. 👌
Review of Metropia
