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  Review by abunchoffoxes ★★★★ 2

  Once in a while you come across an animated film whose art style is so vibrant and different it makes you really excited about the endless possibilities of the medium all over again. I’ll give the clouds and stars in particular 10/10.

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  Review by SaintPauly ★★★½

  Cowgrrrl power.

  Finally a film for children where a young girl actively rebels against the expectations thrust upon her by society and succeeds in becoming her own person. To make matters better, it's based on a true story.

  The animation is good enough and the soundtrack is solid so Calamity... is a strong recommend for every gradeschooler, regardless of gender.

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  Review by Max C. ★★★★½

  Madame Moustache!!!

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  Review by Enfant du Siècle ★★★

  A film about defying convention and freedom as well as the vindication of women in a male-dominated world. Calamity is a very particular animated western with a simple but really beautiful aesthetic that together with the soundtrack are the great attributes of this work by Rémi Chayé. It is a coming of age, a straightforward emancipatory journey with a very clear message. I frankly did not connect with it, but it is an entertaining film and one that a wide audience will undoubtedly enjoy.

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  Review by migblah ★★★★

  Una de las pocas películas de animación donde el cineasta trata de crear el efecto de que existe una cámara. En principio, la animación tiene la virtud de crear algo más allá de los límites físicos de una cámara cinematográfica. Pero teniendo en cuenta que el cine actual ha hecho del exceso y la negación de la cámara un academicismo, regresar a los orígenes, a los márgenes, es un gesto tan político, tan poderoso, que hay que admirarlo.

  Hay una escena, la que introduce el momento en el que la caravana desciende al curso del río, aquella en la que el carro de Calamity termina perdiendo una rueda, donde Chaye dibuja el movimiento clásico de una panorámica, en el sentido…

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  Review by Chris_Tellez ★★★★

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  An obscure animated movie from France, Calamity is a loose retelling about the childhood life of Calamity Jane. The movie has really beautiful hand drawn animation in this. The animation feels like a painting coming to life, especially given the lack of black outlines for the designs. Every detail pops out and looks stunning. And the soundtrack is really good, giving out a western feel into it. It's a overall stunningly beautiful movie from Rémi Chayé that features beautiful animation, beautiful soundtrack, and a strong female led in it. It's that good.

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  Review by funderburker ★★★★½

  yeehaw

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  Review by AlCorona ★★★★

  No hay fotograma de esta película con el que no quiera casarme.

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  Review by Daniel

  Qué estimulante es encontrar una película que más allá de las irreflexivas normas de la industria, decide ser cine a color por convicción propia. Ver Calamity es descubrir colores que uno nunca había imaginado, hallar una expresividad fortísima en las gamas imposibles con las que Rémi Chayé pinta el paisaje.

  Un western casi impresionista que concibe planos con una inteligencia destacable: por sus colores, sí, pero también por la perspectiva, el movimiento, la proporción.

  Además, me encanta cómo Chayé explora las posibilidades narrativas del mito. De Calamity Jane, nos cantan en los créditos finales, se han dicho muchísimas cosas y ninguna de ellas es comprobable. Incluso en vida, ya era una leyenda. La película no busca decantarse hacia alguna de…

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  Review by Dan K ★★★½

  "People call me 'Calamity.' "

  A feast for the eyes. I don't know of any film that looks like this. It not only commits to an outline-less style (that's very popular with artists today), but it also has a unique and very unconventional color palette (which actually reminded me of when you see paintings done by color blind people; the colors work together but they're just not the choice you'd see other people make.) The outline-less style helps fuse hand drawn animation, with painted backgrounds, while also disguising some CG animation too. Also the shot choices and background paintings really do a great job of capturing "the West" and I really appreciated the attention to details of specific plants and trees!

  Character and story-wise it's nothing mind-blowing but it's a simple feminist story intended for younger audiences (that doesn't exclude adult viewers either!) We need more stuff like this!

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  Review by Tommy Howlett ★★★

  Absolutely beautifully stunning. I just want this movie on my computer so I can screencap 200 different shots and slideshow them through my computer because they're that beautiful. The colours are luscious. They feel very refreshing, with purple and pink being a strong, subtle addition to the sky/fire palette, especially to a Western type of film. The animation itself is super solid. I'm a big fan of Rémi's lineless style, and I think it all blends well with how strong the colours are, as well as bringing both the animation and layouts closer together.

  I think it was laid back and relaxed. I enjoyed it a lot but it felt like a different film at times, and I forgot about…

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  Review by Sachacerqui ★★★½

  It's been a while since i've seen a feel good movie. Many great movies have been released lately which is strange due to circumstances. But I missed a good animation movie that transports you to that same spot as when you watched a movie as a kid. Calamity is a great example in reviving that. The hole story feels like a real adventure, with touching characters and random encounters making the movie really easy to get invested in. the beautiful music and animation just make the thing even better. Even if the movie might feel kids oriented at first it's mainly in the surface. Anyone can watch and enjoy it.