Oedipus (2004) User Reviews

A Funny and Loving Parody of the Hollywood Epic

[tonstant viewer · 10/10 · 6 February 2004]

This short is lovely to look at and funny to listen to.

The vegetables enacting the familiar story of Oedipus in stop-motion are eloquent and expressive. Having Oedipus played by a potato makes perfect sense when you consider he has to put out his eyes.

The settings are derived from the Hollywood widescreen toga epics of the 1950s, and are quite grand.

The soundtrack is beautifully put together, as voices inspired by Charlton Heston, Orson Welles, Sir John Gielgud, Sir Laurence Olivier and Sir Alec Guinness read richly humorous dialogue.

I hope this one gets picked up for maximum distribution. It really deserves it. Kudos to director Jason Wishnow, and let's hope for a sequel.

Hilarious

[skeletonakajoe · 10/10 · 18 November 2006]

I couldn't stop laughing. I love how it put veggie tales to shame - that was great. My mom was always afraid of them. I am trying to convince her to see this - but veggie tales has scarred her for life.

I'd rate this movie PG-13 for obvious reasons. I won't spoil it - you must see it to see how funny it truly is.

If you're old enough, watch it - all people love it. It's very short - that means it's to the point. It also has great animation - very fun. I like how the vegetables/fruits are completely random - no organization at all.

Funniest movie I have ever seen ... really.

Lets just believe the title I guess

[Horst_In_Translation · 4/10 · 4 September 2017]

"Oedipus" aka "Oedipus: The Movie" is an American English-language short film from 2004, so this one has its 15th anniversary in 2019. It won an award for its cinematography (which surprises me a bit) and it is one of the more known works by writer and director Jason Wishnow. I cannot share the praise though. You can decide for yourself if it is a creative idea to re-enact an old tale with vegetables playing the characters, but it certainly would have helped to actually understand what is going on. The visual side is very shoddy in my opinion, the voice acting hardly any better, which is surprising if you see experienced voice actors like Tara Sands as part of the cast here. Luckily Wishnow included the name of the protagonist in the title because otherwise I may not have seen the Oedipus reference at all, perhaps because I am only very vaguely familiar with the man's story, namely with actually nothing except the soft spot he has for his own mother. Overall, I have to give this film a thumbs-down and I found it disappointing for the most part. Don't watch.