Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by tunenut (A) on June 07, 2009 at 13:20:45

In Reply to: RE: Up posted by Daryl Zero on May 30, 2009 at 20:57:49

I heard the director of Ratatouille interviewed and he said that Pixar really was interested in making movies that people will enjoy in 50 years. They sweat the details, like the accuracy of the recipes in that movie.

Up is an example. Most animated movies these days contain some topical humor- Up does none of that. This is a story that could have been told 50 years ago and indeed will likely be watched in 50 years.

The visuals are very nice...I'm a big fan of 3D movies and Pixar makes good use of the 3D, along with their usual high standard of animation quality.

Pixar seems to me making a transition from kids' movies to more adult themes and I don't think it is seamless. The montage at the beginning has gotten much press and indeed it is a beautifully done 4 minute summation of a marriage from beginning to end. And there is more emotional depth throughout the movie. On the other hand, the villain is so overdrawn he could be Snidely Whiplash from the old cartoons. In terms of tone, I think both Wall-E and Ratatouille were better and more well-written stories.

But Up's good fun, and you can't see the 3D at home.