BLAISE is based on a comic series that was turned into an animated TV series. The film is the story of a family trying to get by. Mom isn't liked by the people she works with. Dad has never worked a day in his life. Teen aged Blaise doesn't really beling and drifts along, until he meets a girl who challenges him to do something "revolutionary".
This is a film that melds politics and odd political violence into a awkward coming of age tale. Its a film that is decidely off kilter. There is limited animation and the style is similar to some underground comics (Robert Crumb or Drew Friedman) but infused with a more modern sensibility.
I liked the film. I suspect those who like mannered knowing slightly uncomfortable humor will like it more than me. This is a film I admire more than like, however it is a film that tastemakers tend to fall all over so I suspect that the film is going to get picked up.
Worth a look.
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