Wow...this is one freakin' weird animated short. I mean REAALLLLYYY weird. But, in a good way. This is just one your need to see for yourself.
The film is made using stop-motion and clay. It begins with a morbidly obese and naked man atop a platform in the middle of nowhere. He apparently is some sort of weird hermit--like Luis Buñuel's hermit from "Simón del Desierto" (SIMON OF THE DESERT). These weird hermits live atop these wooden platforms for years in order to mortify their body and prove their worthiness to God, though most would agree they are weirdos. Unlike the one from the Buñuel film, the guy in THE SAINT INSPECTOR is like a giant naked blob of goo...and he just lays there without moving or reacting at all.
Eventually, an odd looking mechanical man arrives on the scene and begins poking and prodding the blob. This examination gets amazingly weird and you just have to see it to believe it.
I could try to describe the film more, but frankly it defies description. This is just one of those off-beat and bizarre films you should see for yourself. It sure isn't everyone's cup of tea, but I liked it and it had a weird sensibility about it that helps explain by it was nominated for a BAFTA award.
