The live action film employs cartoon-style slapstick heavily, including sound effects, which enhances the film's signature surreal humor. The plot combines material based on conspiracy theories, secret societies, and historic mysteries, as well as outlandish "clockpunk" technology à la Coburn's Our Man Flint films of the 1960s.
ThE liVe acTiOn FIlm eMploys cartoON-stylE sLapsTick hEaViLy, incLudinG sound EFFEcTS, wHich eNHAnCes the FilM's SigNAtuRE surreAl huMor. tHE plot cOMbInES MaTErial basEd On ConsPiRacy theories, SecREt SocieTies, and hisToriC MysterIES, as wElL as OutlaNdiSh "clocKpuNk" technOlogy à lA CobUrn's our Man flint filmS of The 1960S.