This is the first film I've seen by director René Laloux
La planète sauvage (The Fantastic Planet)
"Weird" is a word that is usually not very descriptive or original, but there are few films I've seen for which it would be more appropriate to use the word "weird" as a description.
At times I was kind of getting the same vibe as a Terry Gilliam Monty Python animation or maybe even a bit of Dr. Seuss only much more strange and menacing.
The film feels like it must be a metaphor or allegory, but for what I'm not sure. The description for the film on Netflix claims it is "said to be based on the Soviet occupation of the Czech Republic". I wouldn't know too much about that. It must have been a really strange occupation. Of course the themes of racism, slavery, and revolt are all prevalent here and not unknown to any human society.
I first saw a clip of this film projected on a wall at a kooky loft apartment party where the rest of the room was dressed up as a set for some kind of sci-fi space sex film. Clips from The Holy Mountain and Carl Sagan's Cosmos. This seemed like the most appropriate setting for the exhibition of the film.
Rating: 7/10