Its blending of live action and animation, especially on the crossing the booth scene, the puns: a car that moves when everyone in it is quiet, because "it goes without saying;" people eating what they declare, so they "eat their words;" restoring the place by rescuing the princesses "Rhyme and Reason"
Krabat – The Sorcerer's Apprentice:
Cutout animated! Fucked up deal with evil! Source of nightmares for kids! The power of love saves the day!!
Holy shit one of the movies in my watchlist I've wanted to see the most is Karel Zeman's film Krabat the Sorcerer's Apprentice. I struggled a lot trying to find it with English subs and in good enough quality. I was about to give up, buuuuuut someone posted it to youtube three days ago with English subs and not looking like it was recorded on a flip phone! I wish I knew that earlier because I would have watched it tonight, but okay that's my high priority next movie. If it gets taken down before I watch it I will cry.