Heart String Marionette

I have never seen anything remotely similar to this masterpiece. HSM's strengths are the sound design and the atmosphere. The scenery in every scene is brooding and gorgeous, and never gets tiring. The OST is pleasant to listen to, and has a wide range of piano pieces, vocal songs, and distorted pieces. The plot is very interesting, as well as the lore. The characters are well-developed and intriguing, especially Samhaine Tsuke. I prefer the true version rather than the Uberected version, because some important scenes are changed, like the ending. If you don't like weird animations, you'll probably be turned off; but if you're the slightest bit interested… you will be amazed. This is the greatest animated movie I have ever seen.

This movie is more like a piece of art. It will not be intuitively interpreted as a conventional movie, but in many ways it far exceeds what a movie should be.

As a creator myself, I can understand the constant battle between commercial success and true expression of creativity. Heart String Marionette is one that deserves commercial success, and greatly applauded for daring to defy convention, while creating a new genre of an art form.

The movie is simply beautiful. I've watched it many times to see the little nuanced details, and learned to appreciate every component of Heart String Marionette. While it may seem confusing at first, every little detail, even in the textures and patterns on animated characters have meaning.

AS a movie enthusiast who watch various genres, Heart String Marionette is in a class of its own. Notwithstanding how it was independently produced, it invokes mystery, love, morality and has twists and revelations that make the viewer ponder even more about the movie.

Definitely recommended to everyone who wants to see something different, and be utterly impressed.

Great storyline, love the twists that reveals itself as the story progresses, lovely music, and wonderful attention to detail.

I bought this movie after I was intrigued by Movement I, posted by MDotStrange on YouTube. I was not let down. Unlike some of these reviewers >-> I must say that the animation is very unique and the story goes into a place that everyone else seems to miss. In reply to the reviewer that declares this film as sexist, i must say that this is an imaginary world filled with puppets and a (few) marionette(s) and the one female in the movie that you see for more than a few minutes, IS a prostitute, which should tell you why she acts the way she does. Though it may seem at first that there was no bother on working on the faces, it is revealed later in the film that the faces are very beautifully made and that they are wearing masks most all the time to avoid a certain fate. Please people, watch the movie in its entirety before reviewing a film.

Even some of my most favourite films haven't had the strong staying ability this film has had on my brain. I watched it the first time and was a little disappointed at first, but i couldn't stop thinking of why and what it was, and i felt a big urge to watch it again. I've probably watched it about 5/6 times since then,and every now and then just kind of choose it when i can't think of anything else to watch. it's really stayed in my brain and is deceivingly clever,which i didn't realise until revisiting a few times. The music is also a total masterpiece. I think this is one of the most unique animated films i've ever seen and feel the director is going in the right direction to creating the most unique and fantastic body of work in the history of animated cinema. Thankyou!

I'm not sure what I just watched.

I'm not sure I'm supposed to know.

What I do know is that Heart String Marionette is a beautiful film - both visually and thematically. I don't want to get into the plot of the movie, because it will just confuse you. Just know that it's ... strange.

Very strange. And epic. And hilarious. And mind blowing.

In fact, the movie will blow your mind, pick up the pieces of brain matter spread across your TV screen ( or computer monitor, or iPad, or whatever method you choose to watch --- just be sure to watch), rearrange them in a different order and the proceed to blow them again.

This movie was introduced to me by a friend. I've never been big on animated films, and I was unfamiliar with m dot strange, but consider me a new fan.

I'll definitely be checking out his other work, and anyone on the fence should check out Heart String Marionette.

Just be warned: it's very STRANGE.