So I saw Mirror Mask yesterday... i dun lernt to downloads the movies herrrherrr.

Nonsensical plot and soundtrack aside we're left with the effects. They're not quite Steam Punk not really Cyber

They fit snugly into what i call the Computer-Animation-Sr-Thesis-Weirdness category. Taken at face value technically something is happening for some kind of reason. When all is said and done you're left with a puzzled gross feeling that can only be relieved by knowing what you just saw will never happen in real life.

This kind of imagery is the emo angst filled song equivalent of a someone that got their hands on Maya. You imagine the brainstorming session at one point filled the air with, "Oh man this is gonna look so cool!" Possibly lots of scribbling on an innocent sketchbook.

Still not ringing any bells? Don't know if you've just been subjected to above? I'll try to break it down with some simple questions.

Was there anything at any point even remotely related to Circus life? Answering yes to this question trumps all others and you need not read any further.

Was the majority of the film done in desaturated earth tones? Think the colour of wet dust.

Did things grow out of the ground because someone activated something that seemed nonthreatening? This could be done by simply touching something but a flower is usually the culprit.

Tendrils in SPADES! (see above)

Was the plant life eating something cute and cuddly?

Were the cute and cuddly eating something large and nasty?

Did you feel like you should be at awe of how much disheveled architecture there is or that at just grew out of nowhere?

Was the protagonist a little girl?

Finally, were all the highlights glowing bright as hell even though everything else looked like you were viewing it through 40 year old coke bottle?

Answering yes to one or more of these questions means there is a good chance you just saw the rebellious creations of an artist that likes black clothing...a lot!