Where to start? PILI is a magnificent divergence from the norm of the action genre. Forsaking all cookie cutter formulas and utilizing a fascinating animation style--the total manipulation of action figures in real time--PILI: War of Dragons crafts an entirely new approach to story telling and special effects. The plot is essentially about a turf war between two heavenly/celestial Dragon Kings and each of their 8 Dragon Generals. The story itself feels as if it was woven from the atypical threads of a metaphysics course in school and ancient South East Asian mythological lore. I've seen hardly any kind of foreign Asian programming on TV/Netflix (PILI is available on Netflix, fyi) apart from Anime and other Japanese programming, so the story was a very refreshing alternative to the more stale Western genres I usually watch. Plus I'm a big fan of foreign languages so overall, a very enjoyable new cinematic experience. What really blew my mind about PILI was the special effects (ps. I'd approach PILI with caution if things like strobing/blinking lights affect you adversely). Every scene is highly frenetic and has a whole multitude of different colors dancing on screen to increase the 'feeling' of action/movement. What's especially cool is the way CGI is integrated with the movement of the action figures. The editing on PILI is quite excellent considering the medium being used to portray the story. Some of these doll fights are really quite incredibly, and the more intense scenes where the Dragon Generals teleport at rapid speed to land punches looks like something straight out of your favorite Dragon Ball Z fight scene. If you're looking for something extremely different and are willing to open your mind, give PILI a good ol' college try if you have Netflix. If you like action, anime, or Asian storytelling you're going to find PILI nothing less than intriguing. 8/10, tempted to give 10/10 just for the ingenuity of the special effects and doll manipulation.