Anonymous Animals

Seriously, great cinematography and mind blistering shock value. For the most part... It's simply a played out narrative and it's an exhaustive piece of dribble. The last 10 minutes of the spectacle was grand, but it simply does not make up for the lack of depth and weight. The movie was an empty shell with no true direction. It starts and ends nowhere and of nothing.

It seems like a very long infomercial about why to become vegan, but I still liked it. While it won't make me give up meat, it does make me think about what the meat that I consume goes through before it gets to my table. It makes you think about how all animals in general are treated in every day life from the point of the animals themselves. The role reversal idea helps to drive this home exceptionally well. Too bad this was an indie film and not released mainstream. I wouldn't recommend letting anyone under 10 years old watch this movie.

In my opinion it's impossible to rate films on a single scale since their goals and methods vary so much, so this is a 7/10 for what it is: an odd experimental indie film. The basic concept is good. A dialogueless movie showing the mistreatment of animals with the roles reversed. It intercuts between different groups of humans serving as analogues for different animals. Unfortunately, I feel like some fall flat. People as cattle has been done before and this doesn't do much unique beyond a few especially effective scenes. The dog fighting segment was much better executed until the stories intertwine, breaking the analogy. Dogs and cattle are both often mistreated, but not in the same ways. I think it would have been better as a collection of short films. The cinematography is excellent though, with bleakly beautiful outdoor shots, grimy industrial indoor shots, and a camera keeping the animal people just far enough away or out of focus to avoid making it too obvious they're just people with costume heads and gloves. I'd recommend checking it out as long as you know what you're getting into. This is more arthouse than slasher flick.

A delightful and humorous perspective. While it may not stop us from eating meat, it certainly makes you think twice when you see a truckload of humans being rounded up like cattle and sent to the slaughter.

There is no story. It's just a series of random clips put together, but the camera work was very pleasant. I understand the message they want to send with this movie, but my nan could've done better and she's dead. Some intoxication from certain substances would probably blunt the pain of realising that you spent money to watch this.

If you don't understand or like this film, go sit outside and the let adults review world class films. (Jk it was dog (literally)) I need to fill the rest of this up with text but the film was really bad.

This movie is saying important things, that do not get said enough, in a unique, insightful, thought provoking, and powerful way. Was it made for less money than most Hollywood movies? Clearly. Do you need to have an attention span higher than that of a two-year-old to watch it? Yes you do... Does that mean it should be rated low? Absolutely not! Ignore the morons. We need more films like this!

I get the concept of the movie. It feels like something PETA members would get off on. The role reversal idea would make a entertaining film, but it is was very poorly executed. I will say the cinema-photographer did their job because that's probably the only thing I'll say was done well.

The ending of this movie does the entire rest of the film justice..... Though, the entire film is oozing with atmosphere and originality. Finally somebody willing to take risks and with something to say beyond some cliche PERSONAL coming of age, or revenge plot. This movie is not about a personal story. It is about BIG issues, and well worth everyone's time. Bravo!

I know they were not going for subtlety here, but at the very least they could have tried to give me a character to connect to. Instead the movie just seems to show an event of hunting and butchering animals, but with the roles reversed. The humans act like animals (mostly cowering and breathing heavy), and the animals like humans. In my opinion it would have been more potent to have the humans still behaving human, which would then make us think "Hey, maybe animals are more like us than we think." but nah, just reinforces what I already thought about animals. Anyway, not a poorly made movie, i liked the camera work. Just not my style of storytelling i suppose.