tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post6362736361422333962..comments2024-03-24T16:25:05.751-04:00Comments on Mayerson on Animation: Happy Birthday Ralph BakshiMark Mayersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065971589878678848noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-3081908100493944252016-12-08T18:43:57.744-05:002016-12-08T18:43:57.744-05:00Does anyone know that tune when Ida reminisces abo...Does anyone know that tune when Ida reminisces about her past?<br /><br />I've searched everywhere and I've tried shazaming and soundhounding it but I keep coming up with something it was remixed into but not the song itself.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05398873170122358419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-83016266950950444112009-11-01T21:43:15.318-05:002009-11-01T21:43:15.318-05:00"No,not by someone else. It's a more over..."No,not by someone else. It's a more overwhelming force then that, it's the circumstances of your life you can't control or your not willing not change."<br /><br />THAT'S it. I think that's what I was trying to say. Thank you for that. It's those moments that make Bakshi's film more than "dirty Disney flicks", as some critics have said.Eric Noblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05872046921674512158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-88444727991381788062009-11-01T21:00:32.842-05:002009-11-01T21:00:32.842-05:00"Actually, I was thinking more on the idea th..."Actually, I was thinking more on the idea that nobody is really free if we're kept in a cage (symbolic or otherwise) by somebody else."<br /><br />No,not by someone else. It's a more overwhelming force then that, it's the circumstances of your life you can't control or your not willing not change. <br /><br />Of course there are people who aren't satisfied and just think they are trapped in a cage however in the case of this film, two young people with pretty much nothing you can see they need satisfaction.Ricardo Cantoralhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00518171797365794688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-53065048096483114072009-11-01T18:02:17.152-05:002009-11-01T18:02:17.152-05:00I've always regarded Ralph as "the crazy ...I've always regarded Ralph as "the crazy man of animation." I mean that as a compliment. He kept the medium vibrant and alive during a dull lackluster period. <br /><br />We need more like him, especially today.Floyd Normanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08635960964922892254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-46832621336745432602009-11-01T15:17:24.197-05:002009-11-01T15:17:24.197-05:00"Ah yes, the philosphy of Crazy Moe. "We..."Ah yes, the philosphy of Crazy Moe. "We all niggas". XD"<br /><br />Actually, I was thinking more on the idea that nobody is really free if we're kept in a cage (symbolic or otherwise) by somebody else.Eric Noblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05872046921674512158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-70426131841033639312009-11-01T12:42:22.967-05:002009-11-01T12:42:22.967-05:00Ah yes, the philosphy of Crazy Moe. "We all n...Ah yes, the philosphy of Crazy Moe. "We all niggas". XDRicardo Cantoralhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00518171797365794688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-64111986353848583782009-11-01T12:27:46.010-05:002009-11-01T12:27:46.010-05:00Another scene I like is the part with Crazy Moe. I...Another scene I like is the part with Crazy Moe. It has a certain something that I can't quite describe. Its underlying theme to me almost describes the theme of the film.<br /><br />Also, I love anything with Snowflake, but that's just for pure entertainment value.Eric Noblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05872046921674512158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-85860640275144944822009-11-01T00:07:47.577-04:002009-11-01T00:07:47.577-04:00There are so many great moments in Heavy Traffic a...There are so many great moments in Heavy Traffic and the ones most notable for me are that photo montage sequence, The Mama pile comic,the Mabelline comic, the brutal fight scenes, and the surreal sequence that occurs right after Micheal is...well I won't spoil it.Ricardo Cantoralhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00518171797365794688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-14524180590332593022009-10-31T22:37:08.964-04:002009-10-31T22:37:08.964-04:00I agree with you about the sequence with Ida and t...I agree with you about the sequence with Ida and the photos. It's one of the highlights of the film for me and different from almost anything else Bakshi has done.Mark Mayersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00065971589878678848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-29260648850644137052009-10-31T00:11:47.512-04:002009-10-31T00:11:47.512-04:00"Heavy Traffic" is one of my favorite fi..."Heavy Traffic" is one of my favorite films of all time. I love its cartoony designs, its atmosphere, everything. My favorite moment is the scene where Ida is walking amongst all of those pictures, falling into despair over how it seems she has wasted her life. It's a beautiful scene that shows Bakshi has a tender side. Wonderful post Mr. Mayerson. I liked the pamphlet. Happy birthday Mr. Bakshi.Eric Noblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05872046921674512158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-19950360844775034972009-10-30T10:53:09.328-04:002009-10-30T10:53:09.328-04:00I need to finally check this out, I've never s...I need to finally check this out, I've never seen it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09979914565647698188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-51392706214883785932009-10-29T20:48:30.529-04:002009-10-29T20:48:30.529-04:00Heavy Traffic is one of the great films of cinema ...Heavy Traffic is one of the great films of cinema history, not just animation and this was not mold breaker because of it's adult nature. This film is so great because of the sincere personal story and the social commentary. Nothing dates about Heavy Traffic because Bakshi's theme wrings true even today, people eat each other to survive and there is nothing else to say the contrary.Ricardo Cantoralhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00518171797365794688noreply@blogger.com