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Wesley Emblidge
30May12
An animated foreign-language documentary? Jesus, it's a miracle this was even made, but thank god it did.
bennievermeer
29May12
'Waltz with Bashir' feels like an animated 'Apocalypse Now', hallucinatory and nightmarishly disjointed. Its stunningly detailed visual style, voice-over confessions and haunting soundtrack all contribute to a disturbing portrait of young soldiers unprepared for the bizarre realities of war. Read my full review: www.brnrd.net/blog/archive/2010/12/12/waltz-with-bashir-lebanon
Molly Epstein
1May12
I am still raving to people about this film days later. The animation is spectacular in all of it's minimalist glory and the narrative is devastating and disturbing, but just warm enough to keep the audience invested. One of my recent top picks.
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junixu
28Feb12
This film does more than provide an accurate representation of traumatic experiences. It taps into the unconscious, appropriately leaves blanks for the mind to fill in, and makes clever use of devices to alternate between enveloping the viewer and displacing the viewer (as the soldiers supposedly had felt). A stunning example of animation that feels more real than even amateur live footage of war.
There Will Be Josh Schasny
19Dec11
Officially one of the greatest films I have ever seen. Near flawless, great pacing and excellent mixture of fact and fiction, where it is literally juxtaposed one with the other. Fantastic use of animation as well.
eric
22Oct11
Ari Folman's 2009 Academy Award-winning animated feature Waltz With Bashir captures his own personal narrative reconstructing his experience in the 1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon. Visually rendered in monochromatic and amber-splashed hues, this powerful animated graphic novel style brings a gritty-edged vision spiked with magic realism and a pulsing score to the screen. This antiwar portrait is an evocative memoir.
Doctor Sodoma
23Sep11
Lo más impactante de este filme animado es, irónicamente, lo que no está animado.
ramosbarajas
28Jul11
Shows the destructive and horrible side of war. It's impossible to leave this film without considering humanity and its role in destruction.
Nadin
20May11
This was only the second film that touched me so much that it made me cry in the end. What a stunning story, beautifully done in form of an animation, yet a very heartfelt journey of a director, who dares tackle his past, which is not always an easy thing to do. I take my hat off to Ari Folman.
Lee Bullitt
5May11
one of the best animated films of all time. and in general, one of the more interesting narratives and personal journey's exposed through this medium. This is one of those films that will change the mind of the cinephelic snob who looks down on animated films as a legitimate player in the world of great cinema.
Il Grande
17Jan11
By the end of the film I needed to tell myself that this was a documentary. I had heard good things about this film and I never expected to enjoy it as much as I did. Brilliant.
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Malik
16Nov10
Probably the closest to perfection as we will get in marrying a soldier's perception of what is happening with an exaggeration insofar as what the soldier is actually doing. The Waltz and shooting scene being the best example. I like the ending better in theory than in execution though.
soiwaswrong
12Jun10
Who could have thought that a documentary or biography whatever could be presented this way? Folman did a great job!! ASTIG!!! So lucky to have a copy!!!
Charolastra
14May10
Amazing storytelling. Folman really knows how to set a mood with this film. At first it seemed as if the animation was rotoscoped but the choppyness proves it to be handmade. Took a little getting used to but makes the film even more unique. Ari's (in film) character is very different from other 'war films' which sets up a very different story/documentary. Gotta love that ending.
Tzctaute
9Feb10
There are few ways to convey the brutality of war without resorting to formulaic presentation. This is a novel way that delivers with precision, without cynicism, and although you know where the director stakes his political allegiances you still feel and underlying honesty of purpose. The controversial ending will be commented for years to come.
Vincent Bergeron
29Jan10
Making it an animated movie erases some flaws. It's a movie that has been done before, but with real pictures.