Renaissance

When I saw the trailer for this movie last year, I knew it was going to be another pretty French animation movie with no sense of pace and character developments. It was disappointing to witness my predictions come true.

No doubt, it's one of most gorgeous animations that came out in late. Stark contrast visuals accentuate the dystopia Paris with creative camera angles, movements and shot transitions. All eye candies without substance, unfortunately.

The overall feeling is heavily influenced by Blade Runner--who isn't?, and their invisible camo is a derivative of Ghost in the Shell. The car chase scene is too much like a video game, without feeling of weight on the vehicles and lacks realistic physics.

The most glaring problem is the generic hero, villains, and confusing narratives that driven purely by the lengthy dialogues. (Don't tell me, show me.) The French people love les mots, but the dialogues in this movie is pure babble, comic book babbles.

This is the director's debut feature movie, and I applaud his visual flairs, but can't do the same for everything else.