10 Best Animated Movies Of The 2010s (That Aren't Disney Or Pixar)
2. Anomalisa
Charlie Kaufmans brain was made for making movies that touch on every aspect of the human psyche. He treats the brain like its a Rubiks Cube, sliding pieces in different directions until everything gradually clicks into focus. Anomalisa was the most believably human movie made last year. It tackles the existential crisis so wonderfully it could be a tale by Dostoevsky with a narrators tone straight out of Thomas Was Alone and protagonists mind from Lost in Translation. Its the tiny, miniscule details that makes this you fall in love with this film. The way the cigarette butt glows gently, the way the mirror gets wiped, the way the eyes seem more real and full of life than pretty much any other movie made last year. Anomalisa follows the existential breakdown and somewhat rebuilding of Michael Stone as he wrestles with the world around him following his introduction to Lisa; a woman seemingly going through similar problems. Its a movie that aches with sadness that has a gut-wretchingly real tone to it. Charlie Kaufman movies gently strip away the tough outer casings of your brain, exposing the more sensitive areas and imprinting something thats pure sentimental witchcraft onto it. If youre a fan of this sort of stop motion loveliness, then Id be quick to recommend either Adam Eliots Mary and Max or Tatia Rosenthals $9.99 for your sentimental faces.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DT6QJaS2a-U
