Movie Review The House (2022)

 

The House | 2022 | 1h 37m
Genre: Stop-motion Adult Animated Anthology | Country: UK
Director: Paloma Baeza, Emma De Swaef, Niki Lindroth von Bahr | Writers: Enda Walsh, Emma De Swaef, Marc James Roels
Cast: Mia Goth, Matthew Goode, Claudie Blakley
IMDb: 6.0
My Rate: 9/10

This movie tells three different stories about a house, each with its own characters and time period. It shows how people put their dreams and hopes into their homes.

 

Warning:

Contains alcohol and smoking.

 

Synopsis:

The movie is divided into three parts: "And Heard Within," "A Lie Is Spun, Then Lost Is Truth That Can't Be Won," and "Listen Again And Seek The Sun."

The first story is about a family with a dad, mom, and two young daughters. They're not very rich and are always being compared to their richer relatives. The dad meets a crazy architect who offers them a fancy house for free. But strange things start happening after they move in.

The second story is about a mouse who tries really hard to sell his house after spending all his money on fixing it. But selling a house isn't easy. He has to deal with bugs that are destroying the house and weird buyers.

The third story is about a cat named Rosa who rents out her house.  But a lot of the renters left because of a flood. Rosa tries to keep going with two renters who never pay her, even though things look hopeless.

 

Review:

The way the stories are put together is really interesting. They all focus on the same house, but with different characters and timelines. It shows how the house is important to each character at the beginning. The stories feel like they flow together, from when the house was first built to the end.

Even though all three stories use stop-motion animation, each one has its own style. The first story is really beautiful with its colors and you can clearly see how they used stop-motion. The second story feels more real because of the places they used and it's more modern. The third story is calmer with its colors and doesn't look as much like stop-motion.

The first story is really interesting and well-put-together. The music goes well with the scenes and it feels mysterious.  But there's one thing that doesn't make sense: Isobel, the baby. She's supposed to be a baby who can't even walk, but she does some things that don't make sense, like falling down the stairs without getting hurt and climbing out a window without help.

The second story has good colors and a catchy song. The story is well-put-together and you can't guess what's going to happen. There's a surprise twist in this story.

The third story has clear and strong characters. The story is written well and flows nicely. But the background of the story isn't very clear, like why there's a flood. The ending doesn't make a lot of sense, but it has a deep meaning.

Each story is like a way of showing how people feel and think. If you look at the whole movie, there are a lot of deep messages you can find.

 

Memorable Scene:

Each story has its own unique part. The most memorable scene in the second story is when the mice go back to being normal mice after trying to be successful.

 

Memorable Dialogue:

"To fix this house, to make a home with good memories for myself."

 

Ending:

Happy Ending

 

Recommendation:

Must Watch 

(Aluna)