Pompo: A Cinéfila

"Pompo: the Cinephile" is an animated movie about a movie loving assistant director named Gene. He has a passion for film like no other. One fateful day, Pompo, a film producer, gives him the chance to direct his own major motion picture. The film would be an adaptation of a script written by Pompo.

"Pompo: the Cinephile" is an interesting film. It is an animated movie about the making of movies. The passion that Gene has for film is contagious, he works really hard, and you can't help but root for him to succeed. This is a very tightly edited film, not wasting a second of screen time. All the characters are likable and distinct. It is nice to see them grow and progress as the events unfold.

As an editor and movie fan myself, this movie spoke to me like few others do. I felt a level of empathy seeing Gene stay up late trying to edit the perfect movie, reminding me of myself. I've entered film festivals with tight deadlines, and it is a major struggle to get everything ready on time.

The movie also has a lot of good jokes about the movie business. There are a lot of background details and movie Easter Eggs that film fans will enjoy.

I likewise found it refreshing that there are no blatant antagonists in the movie. It isn't like there is one ego maniac wanting to make the movie about themselves. Or some jealous star that feels cheated from the starring role. Or anyone like that. They are all just people being people.

On the negative side, the movie seems to teach a lesson that I just do not agree with. It is hard to ignore when you see it, but what themes you take from the film may vary from the author's intent. There also isn't much to the movie. No major character flaws are overcome, no change of heart occurs. It is just good people working towards a common goal.

At the end of the day, it is a movie about following your dreams, and not compromising your artistic vision. It is sweet, entertaining and has a runtime of 90 minutes.

I hate giving out 10/10 all Willy nilly and my opinion might lower in the future but for now I LOVE this movie. Idk I tried going into it unbiased and knowing minimal about this really only knowing the plot. But I got this feeling which I've gotten occasionally with other films like Tick Tick Boom & The Road To El Dorado where I knew personally I was gonna love this movie. And I did idk I just really really like this movie let me get into why. Ok so if nothing even if the plot was horrible I'd still recommend this movie for the visuals alone. This movie is a wonder to look at the animation is so fluid and the colors and characters are so pretty. And idk how they do it but they have this attention to detail with character design having characters whose eye sparkle and those who don't and some who get em later to spark like it's hard to explain without spoiling but it's great. The movie is also kinda meta considering this is a movie about making a movie and this movie had to get made ya know like it gets really meta when you think about it but I lowkey really like that about it like the fact this is movie literally ends 90 mins on the dot is actually wild you'll understand if you watch like it's absolutely great it gets its message across in that time like idk it shows how it's not hypocritical like it's just one of those things you have to watch to understand it's amazing. I also just connect with Gene as an artist and someone who wants to create for a living in the future like idk it's so hard to put into words just what this movie gets across to the viewer and it's lowkey really beautiful to me. So if your a creator in anyway shape or form I do recommend giving this movie a shot. But even aside from that it's such a quick watch and it's so pretty where anyone and everyone should give this movie a try even if you're just someone who likes movies.

What is a movie to you? What do you want while seeing a movie? Why are movies important? Why is filmmaking important? Why do people love filmmaking?

Movies are something that hold a huge meaning to me. A good movie has a power to make you happy, make you cry, make you think about situations of your own life or someone else's. A movie, if done right, can provide you different perspectives, inspiring characters and the right movie might potentially change your life. Just seeing the word "movie" generates a lot of different emotions inside me. A movie can generate dreams, emotions that you might need at the time. That's what movies are capable of. Just the fact that someone can write a fictional story and fictional characters and then make me feel for them, that alone astounds me.

I saw "Pompo: The Cinephile" today, and I connected with this movie more than I can describe. This is a movie for cinephiles. It's about a simple character who loves watching movies and writes notes about them, and he's given a role of a director. And it's just about him and his staff trying to make a touching movie that can resonate with their audience. This movie understands films. That's why I loved it. There are so many quotes here that I connected with. It understands the importance of a short runtime, perspective of viewers, a scene that defines the entire movie, an idea that builds the entire script, correct casting. How can viewers relate more to their story? Who is this story for? Do you see yourself in the movie? Which scene is important which isn't? How cutting a scene can provide a different perspective to the audience? As someone who loves movies, this movie was unbelievable, and the first perfect score I've given in a long time.

A miracle testament to the compulsion, craft, and sacrifice required in meaningful creative expression. Articulate, specific, and deeply felt while simultaneously concise and wholly unpretentious.

Actors, directors, editors, producers, even financiers are shown to be roles with potentials for excellence and passion in their own ways which deeply affect the subsequent work (srsly what portraits of creativity give credit to the financiers that take the leaps of faith that let the things get made in the first place). Accident and spontaneity are shown as inseparable parts of the creative process. Introspection and personal insights are shown to be the key to resonant art. These are very astute observations about filmmaking that I have heard echoed many times in interviews with my favorite artists, and to see them reflected in this random anime movie is so crazy to me. That's to say nothing of the tour de force the editing segment of this film is, which has a specificity that I could not be more grateful for.

For all the beautiful and astute things it has to say, it really is the energy and enthusiasm of this film that makes it so infectious and inspiring. Crazy what happens when you abandon ego and actually put unabashed artistry ahead of your own petty hangups (this being made in the same industry that produced Belle is some twist). Of course this all got wasted on animefan mouthbreathers, but this is the type of thing to blow the right minds in the coming years.

Ok so this was an anime that I really, really enjoyed. Happy I saw this in theaters because it's a movie for people who love the art of making movies. Now typically I am not a huge fan of anime, but this one was one of the few that surprised me. I thoroughly enjoyed the character development, and the japanese voice work was very well realized. The last anime movie I saw in theaters was Belle, which I also thought was exquisite. I highly recommend this to anyone who loves the movies, especially anime fans. 4 editing processes out of 5.