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Verty_
Pay no attention to the people saying this is deep, it's not. It's just a girls face morphing into different faces for a few minutes. An old man's face, or a demonic face, and everything in-between as it stretches, squeezes, and growls quite loudly. That is mostly it.
I liked the way the different faces melded together and stretched as they were changing in a psychedelic nightmare of an lsd trip that this short was. The wall of nightmare sounds (demonic growling and a metal pole being hit with a stick?) added another level of uncomfortable surrealism. Overall though it was pretty pointless. I appreciate the amount of effort went into the art though. Making complex scribbles into animation takes a different effort than drawing standard in-between frames.
Eventually you see her real face,…
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** Actually serious review at the end **
I thought Mochibei was good, but this.... This is otherworldly!
Watashi no Kao exemplifies everything that I love about abstract short films. It's only 3 minutes long, yet so profound and genius! Unlike Mochibei, the story isn't that hard to understand, but it's executed even more exquisitely.
Watashi no Kao primarily tells the coming-of-age story of a little girl who's trying her best to grow up as a normal person. Throughout the entire short, we see this girl constantly conforming herself to the ever changing society. And although these changes might not always be to her liking, she never complains; because she doesn't want to be isolated and ridiculed by others. She just stomachs everything without ever telling someone about it. That really sa…
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Watashi No Kao is a 3 minute horror film that basically shows a series of surreal shapes on a little girl's face. There is no story or dialogue besides "Here is my face" and "I am ready."
For what it is, it does a decent job. The animation and art style is unnerving, and the faces are seriously creepy. It definitely has that dark, surreal kind of demonic horror vibe that is seen in a lot of psychological horrors. Definitely worth a watch if you want to see something really weird and creepy, it's not mind blowing but it does its job as a 3 minute horror movie just fine.
Read at the sourceIlikejaffacakes
Horror isn't something that usually scares me, whether it's movies, books, or anime. But Watashi no Kao managed to do just that.
It starts with a little girl with her face turned away from the camera asking "Are you ready yet?", before turning to face the camera showing her distorted face, which morphs into all sorts of disturbing images.
There isn't really a story here, so I have nothing to comment about in that regard.
The animation is fantastic, it's genuinely unnerving watching the girl's face morph into all sorts of twisted shapes.
The erratic sound design adds to the sense of unease you get watching through this.
Overall, I would definitely take the time to watch this short animation. Its the first piece of media in a long time to actually make me feel uncomfortable while watchi…
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Watashi no Kao or in english; "My Face," is a short, abstract dementia horror animation. It seemingly deals with issues of insecurity and self-identity. In it a little girl is asking repeatedly if someone is ready, as one would in a game of hide and seek, before revealing her face to the viewers, which twists into a number of abstract abominations.
The art is stunning, as one would expect if they had ever seen animations by the animator of this piece. It's unsettling, erratic and most of all, fitting for the message the piece seems to want to impart. The animation is exceedingly smooth at times but also jerky at others, but only when the jerkiness is intentional. The sound really gives a sense of... Unease and discomfort. Truly a good piece if you are interested in these short, dementia h…
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For fans of experimental horror, 'Watashia no Kao' is a potential treat. Personally, I can't get enough of well crafted avant-garde horror films, and this very brief animated short, while not exactly great, does certainly have many elements I found to be extremely impressive and interesting. The animation is heavily stylized, and the visuals presented are highly unique, creative, strange, etc. Those who appreciate surrealism as much as I do will definitely find plenty in here to like; however, I will say, the sound design is pretty bad. Maybe it was just the copy I viewed, but the audio was actually terrible. You could argue it "ads to the atmosphere" or something, but I think it just made the short seem a bit more amateurish than necessary. In general, this short is certainly an interesti…
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Watashi no Kao is a hauntingly cool (yet sadly, very short) work by the (in)famous Keita Kurosaka.
Right off the bat, the story is not the focus, as there is very little.
What is of focus is the incredible art style that Kurosaka employs. A twisted, surreal depiction of humanity that embodies the grotesque, creating a style that is oddly part-realistic and part-surrealistic. This style is often seen in his works, and speaks to the unique nature of his artistry. I love it.
The sound design is very good, and backs up the intense imagery with an equal dose of intense sounds. It feels demented, out of this world, and engrosses you into the images therein.
I greatly enjoyed this short animation, and would recommend it highly to open-minded animation fans and Kurosaka devotees (all of whic…
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