tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post6715276902657050643..comments2023-12-31T01:23:39.943-05:00Comments on Mayerson on Animation: Brave StoryMark Mayersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065971589878678848noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-45923798448833809502012-07-12T00:17:43.169-04:002012-07-12T00:17:43.169-04:00anik said... Very good point. I wonder how interes...<b>anik said...</b> <i>Very good point. I wonder how interesting and unique the works of Mozart, Fellini or Kafka would be if they were products of brainstorming sessions. If a film's goal is to touch one's soul in some unexpected way, an army of brilliant professionals is not necessarily the best way to go.</i><br /><br />... because it needed to be said more than twice.anik echonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-1594008877941165502012-07-05T22:12:26.485-04:002012-07-05T22:12:26.485-04:00I bet Pixar's glad Brad Bird is back in house ...I bet Pixar's glad Brad Bird is back in house working on the sequel to The Incredibles.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-14313863651506556862012-06-28T13:04:39.786-04:002012-06-28T13:04:39.786-04:00Very good point. I wonder how interesting and uniq...Very good point. I wonder how interesting and unique the works of Mozart, Fellini or Kafka would be if they were products of brainstorming sessions. If a film's goal is to touch one's soul in some unexpected way, an army of brilliant professionals is not necessarily the best way to go.aniknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-774594652593340382012-06-26T22:42:03.037-04:002012-06-26T22:42:03.037-04:00I've heard the best parts of the film (includi...I've heard the best parts of the film (including the story, design, and casting) that still remain are, in fact, the handiwork of Brenda Chapman's direction. I felt the film was schizophrenic, changing tone quite fast, quite often. The fighting was poorly staged and choreographed, and isn't very clear either visually or from a story point of view. And a lot of the action was confusing and too fast. There seemed to be a lot of "filler" in the film (chasing into and out of the castle). I liked the overall film well enough, but maybe not for repeated viewing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-78925706423464742002012-06-26T07:40:09.825-04:002012-06-26T07:40:09.825-04:00As usual your analysis is excellent and spot on th...As usual your analysis is excellent and spot on the mark. Pixar will never step out of the loop of Robert McKee's rules. Everyone's answerable to management rather than the film, itself.<br /><br />There were a couple of positives. The retread use of the Queen Mother Bear, however, did give us some really wonderful animation. Not the usual cgi activity. Also, the animation is unlike that of any other studio. The movement is based on real life rather than the popping from pose to pose that other studios usually use. These other films are hardly able to develop a real character using this method of animation. All the characters act alike under the clichés in which they're shaped.Michael Spornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02018522723674960270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-89417670980840639832012-06-25T22:14:09.448-04:002012-06-25T22:14:09.448-04:00I'll give you points for being the first revie...I'll give you points for being the first review to not promote that it's the first Pixar film to feature a female protagonist, or the feminist message within it.Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10741995395720022279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-64272896394762470572012-06-25T22:13:08.483-04:002012-06-25T22:13:08.483-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10741995395720022279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-74215675747525876992012-06-25T21:35:51.359-04:002012-06-25T21:35:51.359-04:00Shame really Mark. I'd rather have a good sto...Shame really Mark. I'd rather have a good story than the same retread I've went to before.Chris Sobieniakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09838106041175506925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-87796327038406148912012-06-25T21:09:38.763-04:002012-06-25T21:09:38.763-04:00Hey Mark,
The recipe for success, if it ain'...Hey Mark, <br /><br />The recipe for success, if it ain't broke, don't fix it.<br /><br />The musical equivalent here.<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dffUS2oI850&feature=fvwrelJPilothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948005987931788144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-27693688317004402772012-06-25T19:04:22.707-04:002012-06-25T19:04:22.707-04:00"But animation has once more decided to live ..."But animation has once more decided to live within a cage of its own making and is happy to stay put, safe and secure."<br /><br />Too bad Steve Jobs is dead. Perhaps what Pixar could use is someone taking some of the Pixar staff, going to another building, putting a jolly roger flag up and creating an animated film that really breaks new ground. Is Brad Bird reading? <br /><br />The studios are too big. Too safe.<br /><br />The next real breakthrough in animation will probably come from a small crew working with a teeny budget.chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12509178948884361307noreply@blogger.com