The amount of creativity and effort that appears on screen is dazzling. Having been a big fan of the unorthodox storytelling and cool visuals of "Ink," I was very excited when I saw the trailer for this; however, I wasn't without reservations. Plenty of cool-looking films have turned out to be self-indulgent messes. I got a chance to attend a screening with some friends who were unaware of the Winans' other films and we were all blown away. While the film took a bit for me to become accustomed to its language, since it is entirely without dialogue/written word *and* is set within a sci-fi/fantasy world with its own rules, within 15 minutes I felt I was easily grasping most of what was occurring. Many elements of the world are presented without explanation, but the context clues lead me to so many a-ha moments that it feels like a lovingly-crafted puzzle. All aspects of design were very cool, in my opinion, as were the effects. The way the music/sound was integrated into the story worked well also. I was made to laugh and to cry at various moments, and I thought the ending was perfect. I can't wait to see it again, and I hope it is very successful. We could use more movies with such ambition and craftsmanship.
