The House
The House, which echoes of the wildly surreal worlds seen in Spirited Away, focuses on Ga-young, a young woman who moves to an old town where she meets Zipsin, the spirit of a house that is soon to be demolished. Whisked away on an enchanted adventure, Ga-young and Zipsin seek out a new spirit who may be able to help them—and together, they hatch a scheme to save the house from those who don't believe in its magic.
Reviews
jerde.erik - 2015-04-27 20:15:56
As an American viewer that knows pretty much nothing about housing in urban South Korea, I felt like I was missing some context while watching this film. From what I could gather, I think this movie is a commentary on gentrification but it doesn't actually comment on that issue or offer any solution which makes me think my guess is off. The visuals are a strange mix of 2D simplistic caricatures against 3D sculpted backgrounds. The combination of hand and stop motion animation was cute at best and uncomfortable at worst. I did enjoy the characters but that couldn't make up for the fact that the plot builds and builds into absolutely nothing. The anti-climax feels avoidable. So while this film has some cute ideas it doesn't actually do much with them. I wouldn't recommend this film.