They Call Me Jeeg
Lo chiamavano Jeeg Robot
2016ItalyLanguage: itDirected by Gabriele Mainetti★ 7.4
Available in English: subtitled
Exposed to radioactive waste, small-time crook Enzo gains super-strength. A misanthropic, introverted brute, he uses his powers for personal gain until he meets Alessia, a mentally ill girl who believes Enzo is the hero from her favorite anime, Steel Jeeg.
Themes and style
Tone
bleakdark comedybrutalmelancholicwarm
Pacing
slow burnescalatingslow build to explosion
Story
survivalpursuitrebellion
Emotion
redemptionbelongingthe family you choosefiguring out who you areloss of innocencegrief
Themes
povertyclass and moneycorrupt institutionsold ways vs. new world
Feel
catharticgut punchdiscussion starterquietly hauntingrewatchable
Violence
graphic