Strange Frame: Love & Sax (2013)

Presents a fugly future that causes motion sickness/vomiting, where the majority of humans are black women with horns or fur (and even as someone who loves black women I found these ones hideous), complete with the world's most bald-faced racism/colonialism/slavery subtext. A narrator utters the line "She dreamt of the fierce calls of an unchained slave" and the writers are so impressed by themselves, it appears in blue letters across a black screen for several seconds.Here is an alternative take, courtesy of a brilliant unnamed poet on Netflix;"The daring story of a treasure troll and California raisin raptured in a lesbian relationship in a futuristic diorama of 1994. Take dramamine before you watch this. Everything oozes and smooshes for no reason."

Years ago I used to occasionally read a sci-fi comics magazine called Heavy Metal, which for all I know still exists. It was full of perplexing, often pointless narratives told somewhat incoherently, and was notable mainly for its weird art and fondness for sexy girls.Strange Frame reminds me of that. True, the sexy girls are seen from a lesbian view rather than the straight guy view of most of Heavy Metal, but sexy girls are sexy girls.Besides Heavy Metal, the movie reminds me of East Village indie magazines from the 80s and fan fiction. For me, the movie felt amateurish and slack. The animation did nothing for me. But it reminds me of other things people like that I don't like, so if you like East Village underground art, Heavy Metal, or bad fan fiction, you might love this. I did not.

A beautifully animated dreamlike adventure pulsating with sensuality and rock and roll. An instant cult classic in the spirit of 'Fantastic Planet' (La Planete Sauvage), 'Heavy Metal' with underpinnings of 'Fritz the Cat' and 'Blade Runner'. The character voices are interesting with Tim Curry and Claudia Black standing out. The music is reminiscent of the girl rock sound of the early seventies. Think 'Beyond the Valley of the Dolls' meets 'Heart'. The story is complex enough to stay interesting without losing anyone. But, the cut-out style of the animation shows just how creative the animators were to elevate this type of video game style imagery to special heights. Try to see this film in as large a format as you can. It's quite impressive on a extra big TV or at the theater.

I don't particularly like sci-fi movies. But this one was stunning. A mix between action,slavery,gender,war and prejudiced love are among the few themes that makes Strange Frame. A film that no one will compare. The imagery and music are out of this world. Some may find the seductive lesbian scenes unsettling. To me,compiling all the different aspects of this sci-fi rock musical together. Including it's context,digital animation,iconography,earthwork,and social realism. I would recommend this video to other individuals,excluding minors. This is one of my favorite movies of all time. I will never forget it. You've got a masterpiece that people will be talking about for years to come.