The District

From the film's opening, you can already expect the chaotic ride you're about to participate in. From what we learned initially about the film, I was excited to see how Hungarian filmmakers would animate a South Park like representation of the Hungarian ghetto. However, I lost the appeal in the first couple of minutes. It was hard to acknowledge the film's political ideology when its buried within the horrific imagery of the animation. Characters were so foul looking that I did not want to look at them. Their voices sounded unpleasant. The grittiness of the entire world of the ghetto was so appalling that it overshadowed the plot. The plot was so absurd, although expected, that I loss interest not too far into the film and fell asleep. I remember waking up during the scene where they were disposing of the wooly mammoths, and from there I was completely lost and had to reread a plot summary to figure out what the hell was going on. Also, the incorporation of Roma hip hop was even worse, particularly because I found the music to be pretty bad, even though it was relevant. I love animated pictures, but this one was overwhelmingly disturbing with its ugly depiction of the Hungarian ghetto.