I’ve never been a professional wrestling fan.

I’ve never understood the appeal of watching choreographed fights between two men who look more like bears than people.

That said, I do have many friends who find this interesting, and they suggested I watch “Wrestling Isn’t Wrestling,” a short film about the career and character arc of a wrestling superstar, Triple H.

The film was directed by Max Landis, who wrote “Chronicle,” and its the son of the famous director John Landis, and his connections and relationships in Hollywood clearly show. The film features some famous faces including Haley Joel Osment, Seth Green, Macaulay Culkin and The Mythbusters.

The wrestlers in the story however, are all played by women. The strange part of the film is that Landis narrates over the whole film, and provides the voices for all of the characters. The story mostly takes place in short, over-the-top clips that mock the melodrama in the actual story.

The style of the film is ludicrously beautiful. It uses cheap aesthetics to tell the story of Triple H in an interesting and engaging way.

The comedy is absurdist and the sheer inventiveness of the whole production is amazing and shows a lot of passion for the subject matter.

While I did not laugh the whole time, the frenetic pace at which the film moves kept the its energy up, and it never became boring.

That’s where the film encounters some problems. Landis is constantly arguing the value of professional wrestling as a storytelling medium, yet this film told a story wrestling made over 20 years in 20 minutes, and I found it far more engaging than any wrestling match.

I have heard some people say  this film will help to make people become fans of wrestling, but reflecting on it, I would rather watch more films like this one tell the story of wrestling than watch a professional wrestling match.

On the whole though, I give the film 3 out of 5 stars.

It provides a brief spark of entertainment that while not the most enjoyable, is still engaging, and taught me a story I didn’t know before. If you’re into some good absurdist comedy, you should definitely check it out.

As far as free films on YouTube go, you’ll be hard pressed to find something better than this.

Alex Bertsch is the opinion editor for The Dakota Student. He can be reached at [email protected].