Rather than enjoy this film I could only endure it. And was extremely glad to see the end. I might as well get through what I DID find positive which is simply how well made this film is. The stop-motion technique is perfected by Jan Svankmajer. Right, now that's out of the way..
I just don't understand why this film is so inaccessible. The sound is what I found to be the most irritating aspect, with every single action in the film being accompanied by a massively exaggerated (and LOUD) noise. As many others have mentioned the voice-over of 'said the white rabbit' also contributes to making this film ridiculously annoying.
Away from the sound issue I just find this film stupidly pointless. You can make a film using stop-motion/surrealist techniques that is enjoyable, I'm sure, but clearly Svankmajer hasn't attempted this. There's nothing that could draw me in to watch this again. It drones on and on with the main character of Alice being someone you really can't connect with, making me wish it was actually an unhappy ending for her. While I'm not saying don't watch this film, because it certainly divides opinions from surrealist film fans, it's comfortably one of the worst I've ever had to sit through.
I just don't understand why this film is so inaccessible. The sound is what I found to be the most irritating aspect, with every single action in the film being accompanied by a massively exaggerated (and LOUD) noise. As many others have mentioned the voice-over of 'said the white rabbit' also contributes to making this film ridiculously annoying.
Away from the sound issue I just find this film stupidly pointless. You can make a film using stop-motion/surrealist techniques that is enjoyable, I'm sure, but clearly Svankmajer hasn't attempted this. There's nothing that could draw me in to watch this again. It drones on and on with the main character of Alice being someone you really can't connect with, making me wish it was actually an unhappy ending for her. While I'm not saying don't watch this film, because it certainly divides opinions from surrealist film fans, it's comfortably one of the worst I've ever had to sit through.