- Directed by Phil Tippett
- Written by Phil Tippett
- Stars Alex Cox, Niketa Roman, Satish Ratakonda
- Run Time: 1 Hour, 23 Minutes
- Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jas8OABbn0Y&t=12s
Spoiler-Free Judgment Zone
An animated man goes on a very strange journey through a very confusing world. There’s not a lot of plot, but the visuals are amazing.
Synopsis
We begin with a tower that is surrounded by clouds. Credits roll. We then get a long threatening quote from God; it’s from Leviticus, and that was the Tower of Babel we saw getting destroyed.
There’s another tower, this one with searchlights and weapons. Something is parachuting down; it’s a pod with a man inside. The guns fire, but the pod descends well beyond the surface. He passes many layers and levels of strange things, but finally hits bottom. He leaves the pod and explores. He’s got a rapidly-decaying map.
There’s all kinds of strange creatures and sights down here which I’m not even going to try to explain this time around.
The man is eventually captured and sent to a lab to be dissected and experimented upon. Eventually, they find an Eraserhead-style baby inside. They then drill into the man’s head, send in a probe, and watch his story.
Commentary
Actually, I don’t know what was going on through most of it; the man walks through a weird apocalyptic Hellscape and sees various things. That’s… pretty much it.
Watch this one is for the visuals alone; there is no dialogue at all, and there’s no plot to speak of. It doesn’t make a lot of sense, but it sure is fun to watch. There’s lots of body horror and gore, and some of the creatures are definitely nightmare fuel.
It’s art to be sure, but whether or not you’ll like it is anyone’s guess. I think I might want to watch this again at some point in the future, but… not anytime soon.