This arthouse film left me speechless, honestly. I really appreciated all of the visual effects, and was already impressed with the film just from the title sequence montage...I thought it was beautiful, and couldn't wait to see what else was in store. For the most part, this movie is a narrative: you follow Dory along his journey of being a janitor and all the eccentric characters that come with it but don't get me wrong, it's not a boring narrative. There's countless really well done visual effects added throughout the movie that really just give it so much more character, alongside of course the cast of the supporting characters themselves that really take up lives of their own and leave you interested the whole time. I saw people mentioning that the acting fell short, but I've got to disagree and say that I found each character emitting quite a sense of themselves - enough for them to be quite believable and for you, the audience member, to not disregard them. Since to me, they all add to the charm of this movie. I thought that Dory shined, but I was most intrigued by OC and his persona. Anyways, because the eccentricities of all of the characters come across so clearly in their portrayal, the rather monotonous narrative of janitor-life is anything but. That being said the twist that comes at some point is really where it will either hook you in, or lose you completely - it just depends on you. I find this film hard to pick apart or judge because there's actually a lot of meanings and subtleties throughout that could actually lead you to getting meaning from it that I wouldn't even know how to mention. Much like Eraserhead, it's not just some bizarre arthouse movie, there's something deeper that they're hinting at - it's up to you to find it and interpret it how you will.
