Modest Heroes

Modest Heroes is an anthology movie. The first segment is about tiny little crab people or something. Two crab people lose their father and have to find him. For some reason, it drove me nuts. I hated how there was dialogue, but the characters only ever said each other's names or grunted/laughed/used other non-words. It was just something on a gut level that made me unjustifiably angry. I wish they'd either talked properly or said nothing at all. It looked nice visually but the no man's land when it came to communication bothered me non-stop.

The second film is a lot more grounded and moves away from fantasy. It's about a young boy who's allergic to eggs, and looks at the stresses of raising a kid who could well die if they're exposed to something they shouldn't eat. It sort of works emotionally, but the way it escalates at the end felt a bit contrived. I didn't entirely buy it. Maybe shortcuts have to be taken for some short stories to work, but eh(gg).

The third film gets fantastical again, being about an invisible man who finds himself becoming even more invisible, losing his grip on the world and becoming less able to interact with it. It's easily the most visually engaging of the three, and I think it has the most interesting premise, too. It's definitely a highlight and saves Modest Heroes somewhat. To consider it as one whole, it's not bad for something that's just an hour long and the presentation is strong, but the storytelling - outside that final short - is kind of lacklustre.