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Post by NDX on Mar 12, 2015 20:55:31 GMT -5
When I heard Disney was bringing back traditional animation to the theaters, I was excited. But then I saw commercials for this and it kinda fell flat to me. The Princess and the Frog was supposed to revive the art of tradition animation. Drawn on cells, photographed over a static painted background, only enhanced and embellished by the use of CGI. But this movie pretty much failed in the box office and I think a bit of it was the promotional campaign for it. But that's neither here nor there.
I found this for $3 when Blockbuster was going out of business, so I said what the hell, let me check what this is all about it. I was enthralled by it. So much so I broke out a word like enthralled. It was what I loved about the Disney films I grew up watching and still cherish today. Fantastic animation, likeable characters including the very charismatic villain, some great songs, and a good story. It could have revived a dead market (here in America. because I know plenty of Asian and European countries still embrace traditional animation). But it didn't, and I am sad.
Just look at this. A masterful mix of classic and modern technology to create a fun scene and song.
Look, I don't hate CGI animated films. Hell, my collection of them ain't nothing to be ashamed of. On of my all-time favorites will forever be Wreck-It Ralph. I love a good animated film. And while you can do so much in CGI animated films (like dropping a sequel much faster than the original film thanks to being able to reuse models instead of having to redraw frame over and over) there is something that CGI doesn't achieve for me.
With traditional animation, every little nuance and movement had to be drawn, and sometimes it's the littlest things that get you to really notice how amazing something is and how much work that went into it. And I'm not talking about just the last 30 years, I'm talking about from the inception of animation. I've used Peter Pan in lessons for years now because of in just the opening scene you see so many little effects and special moments, such as Pan's shadow having to look flat while still against a painted 3D background, and how they captured that effect. Or just some of the little subtle movements of Nana the dog. These things, while achieved in CGI films as well, while very impressive, feel like they pale in comparison to hand drawn traditional animation.
I feel The Princess and the Frog captured this magic again, but Disney didn't help it as much as they could have. Perhaps it cost too much at $105,000,000.00. Maybe the reviews weren't good enough. Was tumblr around then for the internet to blame? SJW? Who knows, who cares. At least watch it if you hadn't and do what I do, dream of what could have been.
tl;dr?
I want my hand drawn cartoon movies back.
Also, if I rambled, I'm sick and might lose track of everything because I have the attention span of a goldfish AND I'm watching Smackdown.
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Post by endo on Mar 13, 2015 11:14:36 GMT -5
Good post man, the text is super tiny for some reason, but a good post nonetheless. Hope you're getting over your cold.
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