Pablo Berger, the director of ‘Torremolinos 73’ (2003) and ‘Blancanieves’ (2012) and the owner of one of the most original filmographies produced by Spanish cinema in recent years, made his debut in the field of animation with ‘Robot Dreams’ (2023). ), the movie we have. The film, which was programmed in Cannes and won an award at the prestigious Annecy animation film festival, was inspired by Sara Varon’s graphic novel of the same name and it spins around The relationship between a dog and a robot.
One film Beautiful. It is technically perfect, The characters have charisma and the portrait of New York in the 80s, the time and place where the story takes place, is beautiful. The freest and dreamiest passages also stand out; Special mention goes to the musical number (like other ideas in the film) which references ‘The Wizard of Oz’, the creativity and emotion with which the film’s title song is incorporated into the story. . , ‘September’ by Earth, Wind & Fire and the talent of Pablo Berger, who also wrote the script Tell the story and move without having to refer to text (it is a movie without dialogue).
However, this is an offer made in a strange tone. Although it is impossible not to be captured by its beauty and mastery of many scenes, It’s hard to understand who it’s aimed at.: Too childish for adult viewers and too sad for child viewers. However, perhaps this strange tone is another of the intriguing aspects of a film that finds charm and emotion in the unexpected.