It was interesting and had all the things you’d expect from a surreal film, but it didn’t grab me in the right place, mainly my heartstrings (you pervs)! The concept was very good and it started off promising, but it became monotonous. The lead character had that loser quality we’ve come to expect like in “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind”. ‘twas a’ight.

Loved ESOTSM and this is different but still has the same brilliance. Like many people, I didn’t really “get” it but the characters, situations, dreams and setting were beautiful and engaging.

The character of Stephane I thought was an exagerrated version of me and a lot of other people. People who prefer to live out their life in books/films/dreams rather than actually LIVE it. I daydream almost constantely and sometimes actually forget what has been done or dreamed, and I thought this film showed this to the extreme.

The ending I agree was ambiguous, but I liked that,the cynics and the optimists could each choose their own ending. But I also agree that it ended too soon, I could have happily watched another hour!

I saw the movie as an attempt to show what life might be like for (an unmedicated) schizophrenic. Gondry’s attempt to show Stehpan’s inability to differentiate between reality and his dreams/thoughts is interesting. However, watching Stephan’s struggles to fit in and form a relationship with his fixation are rather sad. The film is fractured, but then so is the way Stephan thinks/perceives – so it works. Nothing quite makes sense because that’s how his world is. The imagery, and the
display of Stephan’s creativity are amazing. I think the film is trying not to judge him and just wants to shows his life. In the end though, I was really sad that he never sought help—he might’ve been able to have more of his dreams become real that way…

It’s not a bad movie, but if you rent it hoping for another Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, you’ll probably be disappointed. I don’t feel like I “got” this movie at all – not sure there really was something to get but still I did not find much enjoyment in the various scenes. It was visually pleasing, though, and the acting was good too. It’s just that the lack of a proper story made me lose my concentration quite often.

A lot of people will dislike this movie, but I loved it. It was a very charming little thing. The various animation and silly effects were a lot of fun. I loved the little cardboard car and Golden Pony Boy, of course! O and the one second time machine! The main character was very likable, even when he did things that made you want to smack him.

I had a slight issue with the ending. I wasn’t quite sure if it was a happy ending or a sad ending. I don’t know, I did like the ambiguity of the ending, but it seemed a little abrupt. Maybe I just wasn’t ready for it to end.

I think when you watch this film you need to take into consideration that this is not a typical Hollywood film. It has a “foreign film” format, which I’m not really sure how to describe, but I’ll try. Most foreign films concentrate a lot on human interaction, telling a story that doesn’t necessarily have a climax, and a subtle ending where the character has a moment of realization.

The character Stephane was sometimes frustrating to watch – it only he would get his head out of the clouds he’d be able to get what he wanted. The co-worker characters were very unique, but I think it was nice to have that contrast between them (the perverted, twisted coworkers) and Stephanie (the innocent and creative).

I liked the overall cinematography of the film – the dream sequences were especially fun to watch. I guess some people would think it was all just a strange and pointless movie, but I’m a dreamer so I liked it. There is a subtle moral to the story afterall: don’t keep your head too far up in the clouds, otherwise you may miss out on what’s happening in reality.

i liked the whole look and feel of this, the directorial debut of michel gondry. the writing was..pretty good. for the most part. i guess i’ll wait to judge his writing abilities until i see the next script he writes. the characters were a little..i dont know. i just didnt really get into them that much. only in the last scene, with him on the bed, did i really feel compassion or emotion towards his character. and then it just kind of ended. i mean, it wasnt a bad ending, just really anticlimactic and vague. which, yea, i guess goes along with the overall story. kind of. but i came away from it feeling like i rather liked it.