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The movie is written, directed and acted by Jemaine Clement and Take Waititi. They are both very talented and Taika Waititi is one of my favourite directors, all the movies directed by him have his unique childlike feature which is fun to watch and uplifting. This movie is no different, the plot is kind of nonsense but in a cute way. The movie doesn't have a deep meaning to reflect upon, you could simply lay back and enjoy the movie. Its mockumentary style makes the vampires so relatable as if they were real and were your neighbour next door. This should attribute to the amazing actors, especially Taika Waititi, making vampires so believable. When he is interviewed in the movie, he acts awkwardly just like a normal person, who isn't used to the spotlight. The characters are all goofy and they act stupidly but you won't get annoyed. Some comedies try too hard to make you laugh and end up the character are being ridiculously stupid and unlikeable, but this isn't the case, their character's goofiness is so believable that you find their stupidity quite adorable. So, if you are having a bad day or you wanted to take your mind off of something, this is the right movie for you.

The movie used children's perspective to look at the issue of child abuse. Using adorable animation and seemingly hyperbole to address the cruel scenes of child neglect, making me felt empathetic towards the Willoughbys but without messing my mood. The scenes of child neglect might feel unrealistic in the movie but sadly, it reflected the reality. So the animation is more of a dark comedy than a cartoon for kids. It made you reflect upon the topic. With such a serious topic, the animation still handled the two major elements of cartoon quite well: soundtrack and happy ending. Though the plot is predictable, you might think that it is a bit cliche. But to me, for an animation, an uplifting happy ending is more important than a plot twist. As for soundtracks, they've got Alessia Cara (the one who sang the soundtrack of Moana). So, keeping it short and simple, the soundtracks were great.