Why I Love Surreal Movies (YOUTUBE VIDEO)

 

So, I haven't really posted up any of my videos from YouTube for a while now.  Usually, whenever I talk about something surreal on my YouTube channel, Rabbitearsblog, I usually report it back here on my blog.

So recently, I made a video where I discuss about why I love surreal movies.  

Feel free to check out this video!

[SHORTS REVIEW] Rejected (2000)

 

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Title: Rejected

Country: USA

Genre: Comedy / Horror

Company: Bitter Films

Directed by: Don Hertzfeldt 

Year: 2000

MPAA Rating / TV Rating: N/A

Buy on:  N/A

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This short is about a fictionalized version of creator Don Hertzfeldt creating various bumpers for various companies, like the Family Learning Channel.  But unfortunately, most of his shorts were rejected by the companies.  The short showcases numerous surreal situations with the characters who all get swept up the short's terrifying conclusion.

So, I have heard a bit about Don Hertzfeldt's works and I was curious about checking out one of his works.  So, I finally stumbled upon "Rejected" and man, was this short quite a trip!  What I loved so much about this short was the simplistic art style.  It's rare that I see an animated short film that uses mostly doodle like figures for their characters and the doodle like art style really made this film stand out from other animated shorts that I've seen over the years.  I also loved the fact that the characters are up against a white background and there is barely anything in the background, as that actually helped the characters stand out more in the film.  Another thing that I liked about this short film was the surreal nature of the plot.  Even though the plot of this story is mostly about the audience seeing an animator's rejected animated pitches for these different companies, I loved how random the plots tended to get for each character.  Like for example, there is one well-known short in this film where a character was dancing around, until his anus suddenly starts bleeding and he ends up drowning in his own blood.  Or the short where a man picks up a spoon and approaches a huge walking banana.

I don't have that many issues with this short, but a bit of a warning to anyone who wants to watch this film.  This film has a lot of violence, as there are many scenes where the characters are covered in blood or the characters perform violent acts against each other.  If you feel uncomfortable with watching anything that has blood in it, then this short might be a bit of a problem to watch through.

Overall, "Rejected" is one of the most unique films that I have ever seen, and I just absolutely loved the simplistic look of the film, as well as the surreal nature of the story.  I highly recommend this short film to anyone who is a fan of Don Hertzfelt's works or who loves surreal animated films in general!

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The Sunday Watch (39): HAPPY WEIRD THANKSGIVING!

 

The Sunday Watch is a meme for bloggers in general where you talk about what movies and TV shows you have watched for the week.  This is like a weekly wrap up post where you discuss about your week with other bloggers, with discussions about movies, TV shows and shorts being the main attractions of these posts.  The goal of this meme is to discuss the various movies and TV shows that bloggers have watched with other bloggers and discuss our opinions on each movie and TV show being talked about.  If you haven't watched any movies or TV shows for the week, but you still want to participate in this meme, then you can talk about other things that don't deal with movies and TV shows, like video games, books or whatever personal thing happened in your life.  This meme is hosted every Sunday, but you can make these posts anytime of the week and also, if you participate in this meme, please link your Sunday Watch post in the links down below!

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Hey everyone!  HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ANYONE WHO CELEBRATES IT!  We had a nice Thanksgiving meal and we ate some cheesecake, banana pudding, turkey, ham, neckbones, green beans and collard greens!  That's a lot of food we got!  I'm definitely getting ready for December, since Christmas is my favorite holiday!

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* Oh my goodness!  I think that "Weapons" is probably the scariest movie that I have seen this year!  I've been looking forward to watching this movie and man, I didn't expect to be this invested in this movie!

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* I've been watching this remake for awhile now and I have to say that so far, it's just as good as the original "Ranma 1/2" series!  I'm really enjoying the humor in this series and I love how faithful this series is to the manga!  My only problem with this series so far is that the pacing is a bit too fast and I wish that they slow down a bit with the pacing.

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Well, that's the Sunday Watch for today and I will have more news for the various movies and TV shows that I've seen in the near future!

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[HORROR MOVIE CORNER] The Backwater Gospel (2011)

 

Hello horror movie fans! Welcome to the all-new "Horror Movie Corner," where I talk about the horror movies that I have seen over the years!  So, this week's horror movie that I will be reviewing is the animated horror short film, "The Backwater Gospel!"

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Title: The Backwater Gospel

Starring:  Zebulon Whatley, Laura Post, Phillip Sacramento, Lucien Dodge 

Genre:  Horror / Drama

Company:   The Animation Workshop

Directed by: Bo Mathorne  

Year: 2011

This movie has some strong and gory violence.

Welcome to the town of Backwater, where everything there seems to be under a state of decay and despair.  In this town, a minister runs the town with an iron fist as everyone obeys his every command, including his main supporter, Bubba.  But there is one man in the town who doesn't obey the minister's every command and he is known as the Tramp.  The minister, of course, hates the Tramp due to this and he tries every day to turn the townspeople against the Tramp.  One day, however, a dreaded entity known as the Undertaker comes to the town of Backwater and it is said that whenever the Undertaker comes into town, someone is going to die.  So, the townspeople spend most of the short panicking over who will die, while the Undertaker just sits by, waiting for someone to die.

So, when I first heard about this animated short film that came out on YouTube years ago, I just had to check out this short, since I've been hearing lots of good things about this short.  And lo and behold, this short was just as good as I've imagined!  What I loved about this short was the gritty animation.  I loved the fact that this short film has a gritty and dark style to it, as it really brings on the horrific nature of the town of Backwater's situation with the Undertaker.  Another thing that I liked about this short was the voice acting.  All of the voice actors did such a fantastic job at voicing the characters in this short, as they really bring on the aggressiveness and fear that the characters experienced throughout this short.  I especially loved the voices for both Bubba and the Minister, as they both have the most emotional range to their voices, and it was especially eerie hearing Bubba roar like an animal in this film since that took me by surprise.  Another thing that I liked about this short was the plot.  The fact that this film is about a desolate town becoming so paranoid about the Undertaker's arrival, that they ended up doing horrible things towards the end of the short, was really exciting and horrifying for me.  Also, the horror atmosphere of this short kept me on edge!

The biggest issue that I had with this film was that I wish that we got to know more about the characters themselves, as well as how the town of Backwater became such a decaying town.  I wanted to know more about the minister himself and how he was able to gain the power to rule the town with an iron fist.  I also wanted to learn more about the Tramp himself (although there has been some extra material that explained about how he got to the town of Backwater in the first place) as I wanted to learn more about the Tramp's backstory and why he's the way he is.

Overall, "The Backwater Gospel" is a truly horrifying and entertaining short film that you must watch!  If you are a huge fan of religious horror, then you should definitely check out this short film!