...utterly pointless. Seriously, keep that hour or so of you life for other endeavors.

A man is deserted on a tropical island. He tries to leave it until the mysterious title character enters his life. "The Red Turtle" is an animated film co-produced by Japan, France, and Belgium.With a mix of the supernatural and life's simple joys and sad times, the effect of this movie is mesmerizing. The choice of no dialogue, with the rare exception of the shout of 'hey' was a very wise one. The characters' facial expressions tell more than words ever could. The simplicity gives extra responsibility to the animators as well as the music compositions by Laurent Perez del Mar and they come through with flying colours.The life moments in the movie's second half are those with which most viewers can identify with a few exceptions. This is a wonderful contrast to so many other recent films that seem to require a university degree in film comprehension to just keep up. Instead, "The Red Turtle" has done what no other recent movie this season has done so far: it made me feel something. I almost wept at least twice.Remarkable.OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS: the animation team; plus the music by Laurent Perez del Mar

It looks nice.. otherwise.. spare me. It's infantislistic poppycock. Honestly.. we are alone.. we are not to be saved by turtles. We can dream. We can love nature. We can love each other. But we don't need films that a 4 year old would yawn at to be reminded that life is worth living.

Good movie that differentiates it self from many others.The lack of dialogue would help you concentrate on the visuals. The movie is fairly slow but the slow parts is what create the feeling of realism.The realism however, clashes with the surreal stuff that occur later on in the movie. I found my self trying to understand what is going on, and while waiting for answers, I couldn't enjoy the movie. I got annoyed by things like "the invisible force that destroys the rafts" and "why the dead turtle turns into a woman and has kids"? You wont get any answers even after the film ends. The more I think of it, it reminds me of the series Lost. You can only speculate that this wasn't taking place in the realm of reality. You can also guess that it wasn't in the hero's imagination because crazy things happened after his death. One can only conclude that it was a parable.I look around the net to find a compelling explanation. Some said the turtle was the nature helping him and that the woman was the "good times of his life". Most of the reviews praising the deeper warm meanings. After some thought, I disagree. I mean... the turtle was stopping him from escaping, so what if he tried to leave the island one more time, after the turtle died? To me, the meaning is a more sinister one: The island is the place where we are born. The turtle is the government or the society that stops your dreams of living a life as you want it to be. It pins you down on an island, leaving you defenseless against all odds, and wants you to get a woman and be a family man. This is what society expects of you. You cant escape, you cant win. The only way out is death. Nobody will ever help you. And your son is taken over by government agents (green turtles) and conform to the "norm" as well. Wham, mind blown!