Movie

FLCL Progressive

2018 · 132 min

A chaotic, colorful sugar-rush of surreal imagery and loud music that hides a quieter ache about feeling numb and unseen.

Overview: Hidomi Hibajiri is a young girl who never takes off her headphones. Her whole life consists of going to school, helping out at her mother's cafe, and listening to music. With nothing else to break the crippling monotony, she keeps her headphones on at all times. That is, until she is run over by a mysterious guitar-wielding woman.
How it feels: Absurd, whimsical, melancholic and tense. Brisk and needs your attention.
About: Identity, coming-of-age, isolation, music
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
coming-of-age
isolation
music
family
Places: small town
school
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: animated
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild