The premise is typical: A child must embark in a journey to stop an evil force. It is also a musical fairy-tale, but has nothing in common with the usual Disney output.
As another reviewer pointed out, yes, there are some similarities between this and The Neverending Story. And yes, there are some aesthetic similarities with the works of Tim Burton.
But this is far more bizarre, more dream-like, almost reminiscent of the most surreal works by Terry Gilliam; no wonder he plays a small role here, since his most recent work seems to be the main influence of this animation, the longest one Rosto ever made before his death in the year 2019.
Since I saw his short Jona/Tomberry in the year 2009, I always found his CGI animations to be a fascinating spectacle, even if it often was confusing and hard to follow (There seems to be an interconnection between his films and comics, featuring some recurring characters)
Monster of Nix is confusing at moments, but mesmerizing too, from to end. Like a crazy, whimsical dream one never wants to forget.
Very few modern animators would deserve the "auteur" title, but Rosto is definately among them. I would have loved to see much more stuff from him.
As another reviewer pointed out, yes, there are some similarities between this and The Neverending Story. And yes, there are some aesthetic similarities with the works of Tim Burton.
But this is far more bizarre, more dream-like, almost reminiscent of the most surreal works by Terry Gilliam; no wonder he plays a small role here, since his most recent work seems to be the main influence of this animation, the longest one Rosto ever made before his death in the year 2019.
Since I saw his short Jona/Tomberry in the year 2009, I always found his CGI animations to be a fascinating spectacle, even if it often was confusing and hard to follow (There seems to be an interconnection between his films and comics, featuring some recurring characters)
Monster of Nix is confusing at moments, but mesmerizing too, from to end. Like a crazy, whimsical dream one never wants to forget.
Very few modern animators would deserve the "auteur" title, but Rosto is definately among them. I would have loved to see much more stuff from him.