Night Is Short, Walk On Girl
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Night Is Short, Walk On Girl 2017

★★★★

Watched 29 Sep 2018

It's like Miyazaki on a large dose of speed. Visuals and information fly at you at such a breakneck pace, it's nearly impossible to keep up. Delightful, endlessly charming, philosophical, emotional, and surprisingly psychological; there's just so much to unpack. I honestly cannot wait to watch this again.


From my festival report from On the Clock:

Night is Short, Walk on Girl packs a surprising amount into a 93-minute movie that unfolds over one night. The deep-rooted, delightful charm is undoubtedly inspired by the best of Miyazaki’s work, but instead of merely replicating a perfected style, director Masaaki Yuasa crafts something refreshingly unique. Information is thrown at the audience so fast, there’s barely time to process what’s happening; it’s like Miyazaki on speed. And instead of going for full-on fantasy, Night reaches a surreal quality by focusing on the main characters’ psychological and philosophical insecurities. It’s a meditation on humanity disguised as a vibrant, animated adventure.

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