I Am So Proud of You (2008) poster
2008 · animation · drama

I Am So Proud of You

Directed by Don Hertzfeldt22m2008
ElsewhereIMDb8.12k
  • heavy
  • measured
  • surreal
  • signature
  • intimate
Movie DNA

Heavy, measured, measured animation / drama, surreal in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, measured, hand-scored across twelve axes of taste.

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Dark shadows are cast over Bill's recovery.

Our read · I Am So Proud of You (2008) reads as a heavy, measured, surreal animation · drama entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature. Hand-scored on twelve axes of taste — mood, pacing, weirdness, hope, stakes, humour, reality, density, warmth, auteur, intensity, and era — with a derived palette drawn from its dominant cinematography.

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You want dense, philosophical animation about mental illness, family loss, and existence.

ends bittersweetit stays with youmeditativegrips from the openattention 5/5breezes by
Date nightWith friendsSoloWith parentsKids around
Heads-upsuicide theme

Skip it tonightYou are not in the headspace for heavy existential depression themes.

DNA · twelve axes

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Each axis is hand-scored — not derived from votes or genre averages. The marker shows where this film sits; the gradient fill uses the film's own cinematography palette.

Mood · HeavyCosy
Pacing · Slow-burnKinetic
Intensity · GentleExtreme
Weirdness · ConventionalSurreal
Hope · NihilisticRedemptive
Stakes · IntimateEpic
Humour · NoneBroad
Reality · GroundedFantastical
Density · SparseTwisty
Warmth · ColdTender
Auteur · TransparentSignature
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