What a great movie! I was so happy to see John Lasseter's name in the credits. Since Pixar rejoined Disney, the movies have gone back to being character-driven stories instead of cynical attempts to sell toys. (NOBODY wants to collect "Atlantis"-themed toys, Disney.) Although, who wouldn't love a Betamax and his "furry baby" toy? It was such a great character moment. Huge strides have been taken in animating computer generated human characters. Hiro's brother Tadashi stood out to me several times as realistic and a character with interesting movement that differentiated him from the others. I read an article several months ago about costume designers working for animated films. I saw great costume design in the hero's costumes, but their regular clothes were really... regular. The inspiration shots the designer provided with vests made out of multiple belts never showed up. It made me sad that a future hybrid-city like San Francisokyo would have citizens who dress like they do today. Hiro has on a hoodie and cargo shorts! Oh, well. It still has to appeal to viewers today, so compromises have to be expected.
Thursday, September 17, 2015
Wey-hey! Blog post 300. Film reviews, Big Hero 6, 17 September
What a great movie! I was so happy to see John Lasseter's name in the credits. Since Pixar rejoined Disney, the movies have gone back to being character-driven stories instead of cynical attempts to sell toys. (NOBODY wants to collect "Atlantis"-themed toys, Disney.) Although, who wouldn't love a Betamax and his "furry baby" toy? It was such a great character moment. Huge strides have been taken in animating computer generated human characters. Hiro's brother Tadashi stood out to me several times as realistic and a character with interesting movement that differentiated him from the others. I read an article several months ago about costume designers working for animated films. I saw great costume design in the hero's costumes, but their regular clothes were really... regular. The inspiration shots the designer provided with vests made out of multiple belts never showed up. It made me sad that a future hybrid-city like San Francisokyo would have citizens who dress like they do today. Hiro has on a hoodie and cargo shorts! Oh, well. It still has to appeal to viewers today, so compromises have to be expected.
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