What happens there is no 4th wall to break in a film? In the Q&A session after the film, they told that it was initially an art exhibition that grew into a film, which makes a lot of sense. The mixture of a couple of real people, a lot of puppets including their own puppet versions and them directly interacting with puppets, stop motion, animation and so many other techniques, this is an out and out experimental movie that is fascinating to say the least. It starts out almost making it feel like a documentary, then delves into surreal, scifi, conspiracy, horror territories. So many things, are happening in which you're not sure what is based on reality and what's not. But as it went on, I felt like you really need an understanding of Chilean history to fully appreciate what they were trying to do. But even without that, it was still a very fascinating experience. The allusion to Nazi sympathizing can be confusing, but it was all through the historical affect it had on various demographics and personalities which all made more sense when towards the end, it's revealed for what it is, and then you co-relate it with the rising right wing sympathies in today's world. In the end, I really enjoyed it, the effort and artistry behind it is undeniable. But it is still treated more like an art exhibition rather than a proper film. Just a few tweaks to it so that it embraced the art of filmmaking a bit more would've made it truly great for me. Or maybe even the knowledge of Chilean history itself could've made more impact on me, I'm not sure. But it's surely a festival film which is not really going to get traction outside such screenings.
