The Red Turtle
[NOTE: I would highly recommend avoiding the trailer for this film, as it spoils far too much] It spoke volumes when every single member of the audience I saw the Red Turtle with remained until the end of the credits. Such was the emotional power of this co-production between Wild Bunch and Studio Ghibli about a man who is shipwrecked on a desert island. It is a beautifully simple premise, stunning in its innocence while at the same time possessing a depth and weight that is rare in most films. As expected from the much loved Studio Ghibli, the animation is simply stunning. It is somewhat of a departure from their traditional style, with the work of Michael Dudok de Wit as director producing a wonderful mesh of hand-drawn and CGI images that create a lush, mysterious island untouched by man. The film provides an often awe-inspiring study of nature and the bases of humanity, touching on a number of heavy subjects with a wonderful subtlety and innocence....