employs situational absurdity to emphasize the nonsensicality of rules taken to extremes. Gibberitia’s self-identified music police are, on occasion, seen hosing down song birds, harassing street musicians and scaling the sides of buildings to seize illegal paraphernalia . Similarly, signs with crossed-out musical notes and mottos that read “That’s just how it is” underscore the dread found in authoritarian states and how illogical dictator’s bizarre rules can be.
Jean-Christophe Roger and Julien Chheng allow the animation to speak for itself. A moment of auditory tranquility occurs when The absence of score heightens the beauty of the watercolor-inspired artstyle. Here, the light of Celestine’s vibrant red jacket burns especially bright against the cool night sky. The imagery is full of emotion, nostalgia, soul. It’s in sequences like this, where the influence of Gabrielle Vincent, the late creator of theGibberitiaa state between cinema and storybook—These aesthetic choices aid in establishing the cheerful, lighthearted tone of the film and the tender friendship shared between.