That’s a pretty common reaction the first time someone takes a look at the software. Supposedly, even though the software is confusing at first, once you get used to it, it’s supposed to follow the natural flow of 3D modeling and make things easier.
That entire animation was made on Ubuntu Linux.
Here’s another short animation made with Blender.
http://www.handturkeystudios.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10002/magicman_final.mpeg4.mov