The scene that stood out to me the most in Waltz with Bashir was when the soldier ran into the line of fire and started dancing with his weapon. Based on the title, this was a critical point in the film, and it was done extremely tastefully. I have not seen many serious films that use animation, but this scene would not have worked any other way. The mixture between dancing and shooting was both abstract and perplexing. After getting angry enough to threaten his own friend, why did he suddenly start dancing? I especially loved the points where I couldn't tell whether he was trying to waltz or just evade the shower of bullets.
I was surprised that an animated film could portray the emotions and depth that it did. Usually animation seems to be used for humor. The one problem was that I was unable to identify people when they were showed at various ages. Other than that, the fluidity of the waltz showed me that animation can be extremely effective in portraying emotional imagery.
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