Last week, I was between shows and stumbled onto my Netflix queue. It was the perfect time to check off a few documentaries before being sucked into anther series. "The Boxtrolls" had been in my queue for a while because it was Claymation, and I vaguely remembered seeing an interesting trailer. Now I'm wondering why I never heard it was such a great film. "The Boxtrolls" are severely underrated, and this list explains why the film is needed on your watch list.

1. Cheese humor

Do you want to hear dairy-related puns? Of course you do.

2. The feels

The amount of adorableness in this film is overwhelming, and often because of the concepts behind it. I mean, the main character is named Eggs, because as an orphan baby he was in box labelled "EGGS." The underground creatures, who are unconventionally-attractive tap their little box chests to express joy. Does this description not cut emotionally deep? Have you no soul?

3. I mean… claymation

Just look at this work of art. A talented team created this entire miniature world, and then took a ton of pictures of it with each slight change. It’s easy to forget that unlike other forms of animation, all the characters’ and objects’ movements actually happened in a physical sense. Even if done slowly, these characters are our little plasticine clay, dependent actors.

PS: Watch at the end of the credits for some hilarious jabs at the painfully-slow process of stop-motion-animation.

4. Graham Annable

You may recognize him from Coraline, and ParaNorman. He co-directed the film with Anthony Stacchi. I'm sure his work speaks for itself.

5. Unpredictable characters

Is there such a thing as an unpredictable character anymore? Is it possible to be free of any reliance on stereotypes? Probably not, and "The Boxtrolls" isn't pretending to be. It's actually using a few unpredictable predictable troupes for humor and audience trust. This opens up a space for social commentary as well. Honestly, a lot of your social status is pinned onto the color of your hat.

6. Familiar voices

Hear the voices of Game of Throne’s Isaac Hempstead Wright as Eggs, and Ben Kingsley as Snatcher. Yep, this movie is full of British accents, and British-style humor.

7. A lesson in happiness

There is a great message here. Be happy with what you have. Why do you need so much stuff to be happy? "The Boxtrolls" are like the happiest little creatures ever, and that’s just because they like to find little trinkets, and can make them into big trinkets. We could all learn a thing or two with this. *Side eyes Snatcher.*