Masterful Movie

Just perfect...

It's a mild crowd pleaser for people who are exhausted by blockbusters.

The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

visionary indie artfilm offers disjointed scenes of great imagination: "Imagination" is bold and excellent personal spiritual art; many sights and sounds are utterly magical and memorably symbolic. However this doesn't mean the film can satisfy commercial standards, or even that many art house audiences will be able to enjoy it. The hauntingly original animation and varied dreamlike music, which complement each other well and remain sincerely accessible throughout, do ensure a certain level of general appreciation. Students of film will admire techniques combining stop motion puppets, drawn animation, time lapse, and more. It's the other problems that will push away mainstream viewers, including amateurish live acting (poor casting decisions were clearly made, though the girls are sweet and the psychiatrist is passable), naive non-credible scripting (much better dialogue was needed to set up a doctor who gets custody of recently orphaned special-needs children in an stark alienating lab), and unimpressive uneven cinematography. Truly the soul doesn't care about such flaws and limitations, since spiritual growth is all about sincerity and hitting the high points, which this film has in abundance. There are scenes that will stay with you, especially those set in the mythic woods of eyed trees that was previously released in a stand-alone short called "Forest". Unlike Hollywood, the soul cares about quality rather than quantity. If an artwork has even just an audience of one that is deeply touched, then it will resonate to endure and change the universe forever. In this regard, Imagination is tremendously successful.

I like to think I can appreciate visual art and modern art, but not in a feature film like this. I like good movies with compelling characters and a riveting story, and this had neither.Artistic sequences were interesting for a few seconds, but I felt like they dragged on for WAY too long. The filmmakers needed an outsider to serve as editor because some of these scenes, even ones without art or special effects, went on way too long. There is one scene with the doctor tossing and turning in the white sheets of his bed for what seems like five minutes.The acting is horrible. I was very distracted because the adult actors did not bring any realism to their emotions, which should have been compelling considering the circumstances of raising children with asperger's syndrome. Instead, it was extremely flat and stilted, and none of the character's feelings or emotions were conveyed to me in any way that made me care about the characters.Some people will like this film, but I don't think they will like it for its story or as a feature film. I was very disappointed and extremely bored throughout, which I found surprising because usually I am easily pleased.

Strange tale of a doctor investing the odd link between two girls, twins, who seem to have the same way of seeing things even though one is blind. As the girls world view becomes more powerful their father leaves and the mother is forced to cope alone, until she is killed in an earthquake, at which point the doctor is forced to take over care of the girls.Strange, often pretentious, film doesn't really work. The film is trying very hard to get at something which mostly seems to just be outside its reach. I think part of the problem is that the unevenness of the cast works against the film with only the doctor and the twins really having any presence. The poorness of filming of the dialog scenes doesn't help either. Honestly as a drama it really doesn't work even on its own unique terms.What does work, and the reason to try the film, is the animated and visually arresting special effects scenes which manage to keep you watching even when the rest of the film doesn't seem to be going anywhere. The marriage of music and image is often quite stunning.The film is a worth a look if you want to see visual form over content. However if you're looking for a compelling drama I'd look elsewhere.

I was privileged to be able to enjoy this beautifully crafted film, screened at Aarhus Festival of Independent Arts in Denmark.The story begins and revolves around the enigmatic twins, Anna and Sarah, whose parents contact Dr. Reineger to conduct a research regarding visions they see. A big part of the film is animated, mostly with stop-motion technique, by Eric Leiser, which combined with the absolutely terrific atmospheric score by Jeffrey Leiser creates an unique viewing pleasure. These imagination scenes are also often the force that further allows the unfolding of the multi-layered plot.I was amazed by the animation and music alone, but on top of that, director Leiser has also created an enjoyable viewing experience, which I hope will meet many many audience members in the future.Warmly recommended!