Simultaneously, you have to accept that this PG kids film will also be, at times, incredibly serious: a two-hour-and-fifteen-minute epic that delves into convoluted plot-lines of mystery identities, corporate white-collar intrigue, nonsensical plot fake-outs, a surprising amount of gun violence and even a weird climactic rant about stock price manipulation. Instead, it’s trying to something closer to the humans-in-toon-space of Who Framed Roger Rabbit. But, to me, it works precisely because it’s not even trying for the in-between. Moreover, you have to accept that it is going to devote itself to the notion of being “a live-action cartoon,” one that constantly eschews realism in favor of a hyper-stylized, bright aesthetic as far removed from The Matrix as I can think of.Ī lot of people argued that the film’s aesthetic existed in the uncanny valley (which suggests “humanoid objects that appear almost, but not exactly, like real human beings, and which elicit uncanny or strangely familiar feelings of eeriness and revulsion in observers”). Because of that, it will be unapologetically goofy, over the top and prominently feature monkey gags. Starting with the fact that yes, this is indeed a true-blue PG kids film. But to really get on board with Speed Racer, you have to accept its varied intentions.
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