Waltz with Bashir is an animated film that looks deceivingly simple, yet lurking underneath the simplification of color reduction lies a fantastic eye for detail and effect-noir.
Waltz with Bashir is an animated film that looks deceivingly simple, yet lurking underneath the simplification of color reduction lies a fantastic eye for detail and effect-noir.
It is also a source of inspiration for my writing: The film is about the struggles of an older man to remember the details of a war of the past, coming to terms with why the war was fought in the first place.
The atmosphere this animated film manages to embody - the real effect of war on real people, not hollywood cut-outs. The psychological aspects are visualized beautifully in WWB: Rain, and water, the givers of life, are used as - or can be interpreted as - a return to more spiritual state - innocence, peace. Also through seclusion and being alone in the world when dealing with painful memories.
One of the reasons this little project of mine is taking so long is the interweaving of human qualities that I hope, at least, can go some way to achieving the same sort of feeling, if not achieving sublimity. The Elements therefore should therefore, not be understood as a literal interpretation.
Waltz with Bashir premiered at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival where it entered the competition for the Palme d'Or, and since then has won and been nominated for many additional important awards while receiving wide acclaim from critics.
It won a Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film, an NSFC Award for Best Film, a César Award for Best Foreign Film and an IDA Award for Feature Documentary, and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, a BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language and an Annie Award for Best Animated Feature.
The film is officially banned in Lebanon. The music by Max Richter is simply stunning in places.
See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waltz_with_Bashir
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