Good start, but then it gets ruined

It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

The Hunger Artist is an incredible work of art, plain and simple. There are triumphs of stop motion animation and character acting here that had my jaw on the floor. The passion for the craft exudes every second of this work and clearly Mr. Gibbons is a master. This is the type of inspired creativity that the medium may only see once a decade or more.Bravo.