As a big fan of sci-fi and scary stories, I have a lot of fun following the animated anthology "Love, Death + Robots" on Netflix and of course I couldn't get past the new volume, which includes 9 new novels.
Pleasantly surprised by the fact that the new compilation was many times better than the second volume, which came out in the midst of the pandemic and looked a bit rumpled, and even more surprised by how its compilers move from comedy to philosophical drama or strong horror, so my top three favorite series, which I will definitely revisit and more than once, looks like this:
I've been in love with the prose of Howard F. Lovecraft and his spooky mythology since high school, so the episode "In Vaulted Halls Entombed" made a huge impression on me. The story of soldiers caught on a special mission in Afghanistan jumps very quickly from sci-fi action movie to pure horror and turned out as creepy as possible. And the ruthless finale, as it should be according to Lovecraft, is permeated with "space horror".
The second line is the animated debut of the legendary David Fincher, the author of excellent thrillers and a true master of strong plots. The story "Bad Travelling" about sailors confronted by a monster-crab only pretends to be a "horror movie" and goes into an unparalleled level of suspense with a psychopathic manipulator in the center of the narrative. It's a very tense novel, the dark tone of which is perfectly emphasized by the detailed animation.
Well, first place, not only in this volume, but in the entire anthology, goes unquestionably to "Jibaro" by the Spanish director, artist and animator Alberto Mielgo. Incredible animation with fantastic attention to detail, an equally outstanding cinematic language, and an incredibly deep, philosophical story about greed, passion, colonialism, the inevitability of punishment or the opposition between Christianity and paganism. To create such meaningfulness by avoiding text and relying only on music, choreography, and character plastique is simply incredible. A true work of art and a classic for the ages. Such works should be included in textbooks on the craft of filmmaking.
These are the thoughts and I will be glad to hear if you liked this almanac and which of the episodes you liked
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I might watch this.