Full Moon Fables

Looking at the titles of the three parts of this movie, you wouldn't think they have anything to do with each other, but they do and a nice job is done in weaving them together in the end.

The first, about the snobbish artist, is the most like an "Aesop's Fable" in that it has an obvious moral message. I thought it was well acted and even funny.

The second, and my favorite, is a nice jab at the whole process of making a "studio movie" and the type of people who run the studio. Done as a cross between a film-noir and a spoof. And even though it is making fun of studio movies, it still manages some tributes to some (such as "The Wizard of Oz"). But I don't think your average movie-goer is going to get what this movie is about, or understand the ending.

I felt the third segment was the weakest of the three, perhaps because it was trying to do the most. If you weren't paying attention to the other two segments, this would be a confusing piece. It takes a few minutes to understand what is going on, and by that time many people might turn away from it. It serves as a nice wrap up to how the writer/director's creative process worked. It is sort of about making the movie that you're watching.

Which, in way, all three segments are all about the movie in some way. So I guess you could say your watching a movie that is about the movie your watching.

Overall I really enjoyed this, but the viewer must be prepared to actually pay attention. So, I don't think it is for everyone.