Now that's innovation...

Rating: 9/10 (29 January 2007)

This was a GREAT film. It is a musical about the life of a German transvestite that decides he is sick of being devalued. For a VERY basic plot of the film, he spent most of his childhood listening to American radio and was really into it his whole life so he decided to put together a rock band.
The storytelling through music and wonderful acting was some of the most innovative I've ever seen. No other movie tells a story the same way this one did. Beautifully written, and wonderfully portrayed. The dialog is packed full of sarcastic humor that criticizes most of the things Americans typically value. They do this by telling the story purely through a man who spent his entire life being "touched" by so many people.
This is an excellent film, but I would only recommend it to experienced film watchers. If you're not used to watching films, you may miss a lot of what makes this film great. The amount of sarcastic subtleties is overwhelming, and beautiful. I've seen it a few times now, and I catch something new every time.