Dreamworks always produces zany cartoons with wacky humour (Corliss). But I groaned as I watched Brave, sleeping through the “beary” outlandish mother-daughter relationship and the decidedly dull plot. Had Pixar lost its mojo; did I mention heresy? Yet Monsters University confirmed my assumption, and I worried for the future of animated films— could no studio bundle themes and storytelling into winning, cohesive films? Then Frozen hit cinemas, with its all-engulfing popularity perplexing me: Disney had only created another “princess” movie, right? Yet in an unguarded moment, I dropped my cynicism and watched it— Frozen melted my heart: with brilliant animation and music, its themes of true love and sacrifice place it among the finest of all animated films.
Directors Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee fill the gripping storyline of Frozen with complex, engaging, and well-rounded characters, which complement each other and reinforce the depth of the plot. At first, I imagined Frozen as a typical princess …show more content…
“Snow is a challenging natural phenomenon to visually simulate,” wrote a team of animators: previously, limited technology could not effectively simulate snow; thus, researchers created new software—Matterhorn and Snow Batcher— “to get it [snow] right, . . . make it believable, . . . then take it somewhere magical,” (Levy). However, its complexity required painstaking efforts: the scene where Elsa builds her ice palace took fifty animators and 4,000 computers to render (Zahed). Vivid, vibrant, and saturated colours also abound in profusion, with art directors playing with light like Rembrandt; few films match the depth and thematic qualities of colour that distinguish sets Frozen apart. Utilising innovatory technology, animators conceived Arendelle, “an intimate world with an enchanting and dynamic setting, . . . you believe this place exists and feel its magic,”
Directors Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee fill the gripping storyline of Frozen with complex, engaging, and well-rounded characters, which complement each other and reinforce the depth of the plot. At first, I imagined Frozen as a typical princess …show more content…
“Snow is a challenging natural phenomenon to visually simulate,” wrote a team of animators: previously, limited technology could not effectively simulate snow; thus, researchers created new software—Matterhorn and Snow Batcher— “to get it [snow] right, . . . make it believable, . . . then take it somewhere magical,” (Levy). However, its complexity required painstaking efforts: the scene where Elsa builds her ice palace took fifty animators and 4,000 computers to render (Zahed). Vivid, vibrant, and saturated colours also abound in profusion, with art directors playing with light like Rembrandt; few films match the depth and thematic qualities of colour that distinguish sets Frozen apart. Utilising innovatory technology, animators conceived Arendelle, “an intimate world with an enchanting and dynamic setting, . . . you believe this place exists and feel its magic,”