Maybe I've been lately overwhelmed by the Miyazaki's and Oshii's works. To not to mention a couple of other good-to-great names, for a 3 year period approximately. but it seems to me that there was already set some good rank for animation and background quality as in 2d and in 3D. So, the animation of a few main characters is awful. Jerky and Frankenstein-like stomping-the-ground movements are everywhere. mimics is lazy and not too complicated in terms of broad range of emotional expressions and variativity between some of the characters. The lone good one was a princess. It is live and energetic, leaving the very warm feeling and smiles on audience faces.
Strange enough to see a mixture of well detailed faces with single color shaded clothes. As it seems to me it is more to make it simple to produce than some kind of artistical expression. That's because 3D models were overlaid on 2D backgrounds that was far too simple. Not much details, nearly no depth and interesting lighting which is always been the salt of moving pictures. not much movement on the background. That lack of the attention spots at deep layers produces somewhat dull picture that sure attracts the eye to the only moving and not so flat figures.
The script can be characterized as full of mumbling and sticky places. Fairly standard princess and knight story. Remember the core of the "shrek" plot? I understand that is a tale of being a Human and a friend, to be simple. Although the beginning of the movie is filled with strong tension. The visions of heroic deeds that should be accomplished. But at the some key moments it makes a glimpse of treat and a second later it is gone far beyond. For me it's a bit frustrating to see the long and long chewed horrors to disappear magically and quickly. Before and then comes a few long scenes that picture a cornerstone events with far too simple words and explanations.
I think now, that movie can entertain and be a good lesson of friendship to a little child, but not enough for a mature human being ;)
Strange enough to see a mixture of well detailed faces with single color shaded clothes. As it seems to me it is more to make it simple to produce than some kind of artistical expression. That's because 3D models were overlaid on 2D backgrounds that was far too simple. Not much details, nearly no depth and interesting lighting which is always been the salt of moving pictures. not much movement on the background. That lack of the attention spots at deep layers produces somewhat dull picture that sure attracts the eye to the only moving and not so flat figures.
The script can be characterized as full of mumbling and sticky places. Fairly standard princess and knight story. Remember the core of the "shrek" plot? I understand that is a tale of being a Human and a friend, to be simple. Although the beginning of the movie is filled with strong tension. The visions of heroic deeds that should be accomplished. But at the some key moments it makes a glimpse of treat and a second later it is gone far beyond. For me it's a bit frustrating to see the long and long chewed horrors to disappear magically and quickly. Before and then comes a few long scenes that picture a cornerstone events with far too simple words and explanations.
I think now, that movie can entertain and be a good lesson of friendship to a little child, but not enough for a mature human being ;)