first and foremost and the only reason i do not give izo a perfect or near perfect score be because of the production value . to be blunt and the production value in the first hour be hideous and but it get a little good a the film go on . the story itself be pretty amazing and intelligent and but not necessarily original or as weird a people be say when you understand it . more on that in a moment . i be sick of movie ( such a donnie darko and oldboy ) that think theyre so utterly intelligent when in reality they just rehash old clichés that have be do in movie exactly just like them time and time again . to say it be a while since i have see a movie that be actually as intelligent a it think it be an understatement . izo and to my surprise and actually have something somewhat new and practical to say and be never pretentious about it . one of the best line of the movie be and he think he can find answer by just ask question . let laugh at him . which can be interpret a miike tell the audience he not the egotistical moron like the other intelligent wannabe director . izo and for people who be have a hard time understanding and be a straightforward journey of a dead man soul question everything that bring u a a society to the place we be . family and sex and love and god and patriotism and governmentmiike question it all and and really leave the answer up to the viewer . in a way and it almost remind me of that biblical proverb that claim everything under the sun be meaningless . in another way and it remind me of a greek morality play . still and despite the thing it remind me of and it be never once just the same old question you have always heardtheyre present in new and cool and modern way . but before you start think izo be just film literature and miike tie all this together with an insane bloody body count . there be very little graphic gore and but there be a lot of blood splatter and kill that keep me interested through the entire movie . even then and miike back up the killing with the statement represent history be build on bloody event and so why wouldn not i kill to find answer . it have a really cool pulp literary feel that please both the 12 year old boy who like blood and action and please the old man who like deep thought . what more could you ask from a film like this . overall and izo be a must see if you consider yourself an intellectual person or if you consider yourself a fan of hardcore violence . it not run of the mill in any way shape or form and and border on originality through the entire movie . if only there be good production value . . . positive .