VeteranLight I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

Stevecorp Don't listen to the negative reviews

Cleveronix A different way of telling a story

Matrixiole Simple and well acted, it has tension enough to knot the stomach.

Reno Rangan A very unique Scandinavian-English language film from the technical aspect. The only one kind in the whole world which is actually an experimental product from the new productions. It was made primarily using photoshop, and then adobe after effects for animation. If you're wondering what kind it is, actually a 2.5D animation, that means it is neither 2D or 3D, but between those two. Like tricking the 2D object as the 3D material.Well they have succeeded to bring a visually impressive animation that mainly focused on the film character faces. The story was decent which is another dystopian concept where metro trains are the main content, hence it is called 'Metropia'. But the title also means 'visual refraction', that's what the story is slightly related too.Anyway, it was very suspenseful till the final and mostly talking drama than physical action sequences. At some point I felt it was like the recent stop-motion animation 'Anomalisa', but realised that I predicted wrong and the story travelled in a different path to end decently. Though the overall film was very impressive from both technical and narrative wise. One must not miss it, just for a its rare kind, especially you like animations, but best suitable for adults.7/10

tieman64 "Metropia" is a weak animated science fiction film by Swedish director Tarik Saleh. Shot on a low budget, the film eschews conventional animation in favour for a style in which photographs and cards are scanned into a computer and given primitive movements. The style's been compared to Yuriy Norshteyn, but Norshteyn's work is on a whole other level. "Metropia" is mostly retro scifi, filled with the usual trappings of dystopian fiction (Owell, Huxley etc).The plot? In the near future, everywhere in Europe is linked by hi-speed rail. The world is running out of oil and a cartel of shady rulers keep the populace duped with hallucinogens, spiked water and mind-altering shampoo. The idea is that certain products "brainwash" consumers into buying certain products, and that a sophisticated network of "brain hijackers" are used to convince certain people that they're hearing voices or going crazy. Those targeted by the "brain hijackers" are typically those who have uncovered the future society's grizzly conspiracy.The film's first act is wonderfully mysterious, filled with wordless stalking scenes, nods to Hitchcock and slow POV shots. Convention quickly sets in, though, and by the twenty minute mark things become wholly predictable. Saleh's character designs have been praised by some, but largely detract from the film. They look like talking balloons.5/10 - Worth one viewing.

MartinHafer Most of you are familiar with Jib-Jab--the comedy site that uses WEIRD animations for greeting cards and comedy clips. It's a very peculiar and distorted style you just have to see to understand. Well, with the film "Metropia", it looks like someone used the Jib-Jab software to make a feature-length movie. So, you have a BIZARRE sort of CGI with strange, jerky animation--animation that is very, very gray and dark as well.Trying to explain what I saw in "Metropia" is very, very difficult. The film is just plain weird and the plot is beyond words...but I'll try. It's set in a dystopic Europe in 2024. Everything is gray and muted...and oppressive. All the cities of Europe have become connected through their subways and everything seems dull and mirthless. The hero, or at least the main character, is a bald guy named Roger. He begins hearing voices in his head and you later learn that it's caused by a shampoo marketed by some evil corporation. None of it makes the least bit of sense and it seems like a look inside the mind of a paranoid schizophrenic. He has some odd adventures and meets an odd woman who he's not sure whether to trust or not--but he's hypnotically drawn to her. The film is filled with adult language and nudity. However, the nudity is among the least sexy nudity I've ever seen--practically as appealing as elderly porn! The people are distorted, strange and unattractive and seeing them nude is just icky. Because of this, you might want to think twice before showing this to your kids or mother!As far as the overall product goes, it is an interesting experiment--but an unappealing one as well. The film is completely bereft of energy and fun and is an endurance contest to finish. Not pleasant but innovative...and creepy. This one has practically no commercial appeal and is just plain odd... By the way, Stalingrad Station is in Paris, if you really care.

the_wolf_imdb I do love dystopia movies, but they must be stylish, intelligent and powerful. This movie is only stylish and not in great manner. It is slow, visually and thematically very depressing. This could be acceptable - think "1984" style visuals.Unfortunately the plot is very stupid and bizarre. I mean - it has no sense, even remotely. There is a bit of pro-multi-culti propaganda, a bit of economical nonsense and a whole lot of total mind control nonsense. The movie never tries to explain anything, it actually only builds one layer of depression over another. It leads to nowhere, you will never know why the persons are doing what they are doing.In the end it is way too boring to watch and its message is too unclear. You know, if you want to make good dystopia movie, you should something important to say - like in Blade Runner or Soylent Green. It is not enough to make story about "how big corporations are bad" and "everyone has boring job" and "everyone wears gray clothes" to make even acceptable movie.