Yes, I've also re-watched my share of holiday favorites, including Christmas Vacation, A Christmas Carol, etc. but here are my first viewings of the past couple of weeks.

Zulu
Directed by: Cy Endfield



Finally saw Pixar's latest. It is true that this is probably their most innovative film yet, or at least their most unique to the time. As it's been suggested, yes, this film is really a jazzed up throwback to silent era films. And yes, it is absolutely magical. I'd compare it to "City Lights" in many ways. Another film that reminds me of it a little bit is 2003's underrated indie "Northfork" which is also very reminicent of the silent era films

It's not like any of the previous pixar films, all of which have traditional narrative structures and dialog. This has neither. It's a loose structure It's a difficult film to talk about because it says so little yet communicates so much. The lead characters say little but "Wallllll eeeeee!" and "Eeeevvvaaaaa!!!" but you feel like you know exactly what they are feeling at every turn.

I didn't quite know what to think of it when it was over, but in the two days since it has really grown on my mind. I'll need to see it again to know for sure, but this is certainly an excellent film.


9.0