Review: Neil Gaiman’s “Mirrormask”
I was finally able to rent Neil Gaiman’s Mirrormask, and I can say that it is definitely a great film!
The whole film experience was very much like reading a graphic novel. The film’s art is reminiscent of illustrations in Gaiman’s earlier works such as The Sandman, and Coraline: dreamy, surreal, and fantastic. Mirrormask is not your usual flashy and colorful fantasy film. Instead, it is a hazy, phantasmagorical escapade into the life of Helena and the world that she created: strange creatures, fantastic worlds, and odd characters blend and merge into this new dimension.
Helena is transported into her drawings and takes responsibility as the reluctant heroine tasked to find the magical Mirrormask that would restore balance in the alternate world. She battles her own inner demons as she outwits a riddling sphinx, outruns carnivorous cat-like mutants, and sees herself through the windows of her alternate universe.
Mirrormask is not your usual hackneyed box-office flick. Its dark colours, textures, and imagery is a breath of fresh air–a blinding light in this jaded, saturated, Hollywood world. It’s a must-see for Gaiman fans, and film lovers everywhere. 
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