Songbird

Even if commentators like "planktonrules" can't appreciate the painstaking, artful direction or the fairytale-like atmosphere of this film, other people no doubt will. The film doesn't need dialogue because the director has clearly mastered the art of visual storytelling. Of course the film is graphic (I wouldn't recommend it to children, of course) but the graphic imagery is clearly motivated and there is nothing gratuitous about it. Maybe that is the most shocking thing about this film: that the violence and the visual effects aren't employed merely for the aesthetic enjoyment of the audience, but as an integral part of the storytelling. If being challenged by a film is beyond your capacity as a viewer, by all means, avoid this film. But if you want to watch a engaging (yes, even disturbing) film that doesn't instrumentalize its characters, then by all means check out Songbird.

I for one found this movie to be a great watch. It was inventive in its look, and told a compelling story in a completely new way. The plot is sort of like a fairy tale, with a young woman, trapped in a loveless marriage. Her husband comes home and takes the one thing she loves away from her, which finally gives her the power to stand up for herself and take her revenge.

The film has a really cool look, all the characters move around like marionettes and the pacing and movement is really bizarre. The movie also tells a really intriguing story in a really short amount of time. I recommend it highly.