We Are the Strange (2007)

User Rating:

5.0/10   

Director:

M. dot Strange

Writer:

M. dot Strange (writer)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Fantasy

Tagline:

Beware I live

Plot:

Two outcasts fight for survival in a sinister fantasy world. Their lives are constantly in jeopardy after they're caught in the middle of a deadly battle between bizarre monsters on their way to the ice cream shop.

Plot Keywords:

Ice Cream | Anime Parody | Paper Airplane | Heroine | Giant Robot

Awards:

3 wins

Cast

Chaylon Blancett	...	The Wooo Monster (voice)
David Choe	...	Rain (voice)
Stuart Mahoney	...	Ori - The Pastor (voice)
Halleh Seddighzadeh	...	Blue (voice)
M. dot Strange	...	HIM (voice)

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:Not Rated

Company:

Str8nime

Trivia:

eMMM's head is an actual baby doll head, which M. Dot Strange found lying in the gutter.

Quotes:

Blue: You talk too much.

Movie Connections:

References Punch-Out!! (1984) (VG)

A very important film which throws off the shackles of conformity

First off, orthodox people who follow mainstream trends in thinking and who digest politically correct thought with glee will most likely HATE this film.

This is a film which is truly free in itself. It is not a calculation designed to conform with and satisfy any expectation. This film is not swayed towards any preconceived notion of how a film should be done, or even what a film should in any any be about.

The film is an abstract, highly creative masterpiece of expression. Its genius is in how it rejects so many subtle preconceived "rules". In fact it is obvious the creator is indeed very aware with the general patterns of how things are done, but has decided to go his own direction in almost every single way. The connection the viewer has the potential to make with this film is so different that they may find themselves questioning many hidden assumptions about what they are looking for in a film, or even in life in general.

The end result of the experience of viewing this film is truly unique. Nothing is like this. This is the free, uninhibited imaginative expression of a masterful artist. Visually mind blowing, conceptually from another planet, with awesome (and often hilarious) sound and music this movie is simply on a different frequency from everything that has gone before it.

I am certain this represents a milestone. I see this film as opening a door, and a window of great opportunity. That a person from an "average" background with nonetheless great artistic talent, may with the modern wonders of computer technology compete with multi million dollar studios to capture the heart and imagination of the masses. To me I see this movie as a rebellion against the aristocracy that exists in the movie business and indeed perhaps a rebellion against capitalism and conventional thought altogether.

I know certain types of thinks will hate this, others won't get it at all, but this is without a doubt now one of my favorite films ever.