Such was the impact of this movie that the audience left the cinema in silence.
The film did not leave me disappointed though it was somewhat different than I had expected from the trailers.
Waltz with bashir stood out for me in two ways. Firstly, the outstanding animation; though I cannot claim to be an expert in animation, this was surely animation at its best. There were a few scenes that were so real, portraying the fear and confusion of war so well. Secondly, the idea of making a documentary this way.
In terms of the subject, the film leaves the Israelis with responsibility but no intentional involvement in the massacres. The soldiers are young and scared and the army lacked the communication to realise what was going on before it was too late.
The music was great and varied in style between scenes; there were a few light moments and some comedy.
The film switches from 'interview' mode to flashback mode; it seemed that much more effort was put in the latter and the rough animation made some of the characters in the interview a little southparkish.
I greatly recommend watching this and will certain watch it again myself
The film did not leave me disappointed though it was somewhat different than I had expected from the trailers.
Waltz with bashir stood out for me in two ways. Firstly, the outstanding animation; though I cannot claim to be an expert in animation, this was surely animation at its best. There were a few scenes that were so real, portraying the fear and confusion of war so well. Secondly, the idea of making a documentary this way.
In terms of the subject, the film leaves the Israelis with responsibility but no intentional involvement in the massacres. The soldiers are young and scared and the army lacked the communication to realise what was going on before it was too late.
The music was great and varied in style between scenes; there were a few light moments and some comedy.
The film switches from 'interview' mode to flashback mode; it seemed that much more effort was put in the latter and the rough animation made some of the characters in the interview a little southparkish.
I greatly recommend watching this and will certain watch it again myself