Film Review || 'Waltz with Bashir' (2008) 'Israel'

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This is a Israeli performative documentary about the experiences of soldiers who were involved in the Lebanon War in 1982. The content is based around the life of the director, Ari Foleman, who wants to know more about the Lebanon war and his experience during it. In order to do this is talks with other people that were in the Lebanon war, who tell him their own experiences about it, and from this he draws a conclusion.

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The animation is largely based around the capabilities of flash. A lot of critics thought it was rotoscoped but it isn't. Sometimes the music can be distracting from the content on screen, this is especially noticeable during the cornfield scene. 

The style itself is defined by the limitations of flash, a lot of still images find their way into the final product. It incorporates music to accentuate situations. Some of the more fluid animation scenes have a uncanny sense of perfection to them, for example in the opening scene, when the dogs surround the mans house, they suddenly become very still, not acting like real dogs at all, with the same issues for the humans. 

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Figures
fig 1. Foleman, A. (2008). Waltz with Bashir. [film still]
fig 2. Foleman, A. (2008). Waltz with Bashir. [film still]
fig 3. Foleman, A. (2008). Waltz with Bashir. [film still]