i appreciate the effort behind yeelen . it be certainly different . the film be a folktale complete with lot of magic and simplistic outdoor set . it literally look a if the director go into the semi desert countryside and film this legend use whatever villager he could find . the set and act be very natural and the monster or spirit be people wear simple costume inspire by traditional tribal paint and mask . my problem with the film be that it be less a movie in the western sense and but more like the work of a ethnologist or sociologist film a tribal folktale . so and this be important a a preserved record of their culture and but honestly and to me it become awfully dull and ponderous after a while . you really need to have a strong motivation to watch this and can overlook the slapped together quality of the film .