After watching Harlan County U. S. A., I wanted to watch something tonally lighter, so I viewed this film, expecting something of typical early YouTube. What I saw instead was something much more profound.
The first 40 minutes are a slog, with simplistic graphics that do indeed look like something from 2007-era YouTube, text that is used as a narrative crutch, at least one unnecessary conflict and some admittedly important exposition. After those first 40 minutes, however, this film greatly improves, displaying the difficulty if not impossibility if introducing someone to something he or she has never experienced; imagine trying to explain any color to a blind person or a any noise to a deaf person.
Despite dragging for much of its runtime, the insight Flatland provides makes it worth watching. A 9/10 for that insight and a 7/10 for entertainment value, which greatly increases during the film's last hour.
The first 40 minutes are a slog, with simplistic graphics that do indeed look like something from 2007-era YouTube, text that is used as a narrative crutch, at least one unnecessary conflict and some admittedly important exposition. After those first 40 minutes, however, this film greatly improves, displaying the difficulty if not impossibility if introducing someone to something he or she has never experienced; imagine trying to explain any color to a blind person or a any noise to a deaf person.
Despite dragging for much of its runtime, the insight Flatland provides makes it worth watching. A 9/10 for that insight and a 7/10 for entertainment value, which greatly increases during the film's last hour.