Rate It's Such A Beautiful Day (2012)

This one has been on my watchlist for quite a while. It's a 62 minute animated movie comprised of 3 different shorts, but they all tell the story of the same character so together they work as a whole. I know this one has been very acclaimed, especially in the more indie movie circles, the last few years. I've always been a bit reluctant to watch it, because more than once these type of highly praised existential indies didn't really work for me. But yesterday I finally sat down to watch it and I'm completely blown away. The day before that I watched 'Synecdoche, New York' and they would be a great double feature. Where Synecdoche is more artsy (or 'pretentious', even though I really dislike that word so I try not to use it), It's Such A Beautiful day feels the opposite, simpler, but at least equally hard hitting. I felt like Synecdoche sometimes got a bit too tangled up in its own story. Don't get me wrong, still a great movie (with a fantastic ending), but if I have to pick one I'd say I definitely prefer It's Such A Beautiful Day. I think this movie could be best movie representation of the fact that there can be beauty in simplicity. I did get a little bit emotional at the end of Synecdoche, but It's Such A Beautiful Day is one of the few movies where I cried. Like, quite a bit. I know this movie rubbed some people the wrong way, feeling manipulative, but I think it's pretty much perfect and didn't feel manipulative at all. Not 2001, not Boyhood, not Synecdoche, not The Tree of Life (while all fantastic), but instead this stick figure animated movie might honestly be the best summation of life I've ever seen in a movie. If you haven't seen it yet and like those movies that I just listed, I highly recommend to check this one out, 10/10.