And now I am amused because the one time I saw Anastasia I couldn't get over the movement. They seemed like they were all having trouble holding still or something! (It's been forever since I watched the movie though. All I really remember is that the bad guy grossed me out with his constantly animated rotting going on. *cringe* It haunts my nightmares!) That can be blamed on Walt Disney himself though, since he never wanted to see a character holding completely still, since then they looked static...not to mention dead. If you watch those old Disney cartoons you'll see the characters constantly moving in some fashion, even when they're standing still. Then you can compare those old animations to current animation and cry... -_-
In any case, Don Bluth definitely took what he learned and ran with it, with varying degrees of success. Despite my not liking his style or usual movies, I do have a soft spot for the original Land Before Time as well as Fievel Goes West. (The original An American Tale was just too long and boring for me.)
The only version of Romeo and Juliet I ever liked was West Side Story. Excellent movie that was well done with the music and even the addition of hatred between gangs, different races and cultures. When Maria's singing to Tony and he falls silent it still gets to me... As for the original Shakespeare play itself, I never cared for it. I could never get over two young people being so hopelessly in love with each other that they'd sooner die than move on with their lives. The fact it was all one big misunderstanding just really irks me more. Then again, there are fun lines like, "Oh, happy dagger!" that I'll never use in a social situation but are amusing to think on anyway.
I've always preferred Shakespeare's comedies to his tragedies.
And now that I've blathered on forever, you can get back to your drawing. ^_-;
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Date: 2009-06-30 05:18 am (UTC)In any case, Don Bluth definitely took what he learned and ran with it, with varying degrees of success. Despite my not liking his style or usual movies, I do have a soft spot for the original Land Before Time as well as Fievel Goes West. (The original An American Tale was just too long and boring for me.)
The only version of Romeo and Juliet I ever liked was West Side Story. Excellent movie that was well done with the music and even the addition of hatred between gangs, different races and cultures. When Maria's singing to Tony and he falls silent it still gets to me... As for the original Shakespeare play itself, I never cared for it. I could never get over two young people being so hopelessly in love with each other that they'd sooner die than move on with their lives. The fact it was all one big misunderstanding just really irks me more. Then again, there are fun lines like, "Oh, happy dagger!" that I'll never use in a social situation but are amusing to think on anyway.
I've always preferred Shakespeare's comedies to his tragedies.
And now that I've blathered on forever, you can get back to your drawing. ^_-;