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Augh! Naruto! Will this never end?! This is seriously the most intense, drawn out arc yet, and I think it's the last one before the filler arc too. Gaaah! It's killing me!
Ooh--Movie Review: The Triplets of Belleville.
Here's one that was on my list since I heard about it two or three Oscars ago--it was in the category for best animation, or best foreign, one of those, I don't know. In any case, it's an animated movie out of France. French animation...well, most animation from Europe, really...is very different from generic, American "Disney" animation and also very different from Japanese anime. It's very Dali-esque, I suppose is the word. Lots of detail, lots of wild shapes, interesting color schemes, and exaggerated anatomy. Not the kind of animation I've seen a lot, though I've seen it somewhere. Very interesting, to say the least.
Of course, who the hell am I to try and talk about the differences in animation from different countries?
In any case, the story circulates around a grandmother, Madam Souza and her grandson, Champion. Madam Souza realizes her grandson, whose parents aren't in the picture, is depressed and needs an outlet, and when she sees how happy he is on a bicycle she decides to train him for the Tour de France. Unfortunately Champion is kidnapped halfway through, and Madam Souza along with their dog Bruno have to rescue him. Along the way they meet three eccentric old women called the Triplets of Belleville, who let me just say are awesome in all ways it is possible to be awesome. They use grenades to catch frogs and that's all they eat. Just imagine a little old lady sitting by a pond with an umbrella, throwing a grenade into the water and holding out a net, waiting for the rain of frogs.
Yeah.
Anyway, mischief abounds as they try to find Champion. The movie is filled with strange and yet awesome musical numbers where the Triplets play instruments such as a refrigerator, a newspaper and a vacuum cleaner.
And if the language doesn't give you the hint, you can tell the French made this movie because everyone in America is very, very round and loves hamburgers. (I really loved the random boy scout who was trying to help Madam Souza across the street.)
Overall, the movie is very strange, and interestingly put together. There's hardly any dialogue, but in this case it helps a lot more than it hinders. The characters find other ways to express themselves. Also the dog is really cool. It's a good movie for those looking to spend a very random hour and a half, or those interested in foreign stuff, or those who want a break from American and Japanese animation.
7 out of 10
Augh! Naruto! Will this never end?! This is seriously the most intense, drawn out arc yet, and I think it's the last one before the filler arc too. Gaaah! It's killing me!
Ooh--Movie Review: The Triplets of Belleville.
Here's one that was on my list since I heard about it two or three Oscars ago--it was in the category for best animation, or best foreign, one of those, I don't know. In any case, it's an animated movie out of France. French animation...well, most animation from Europe, really...is very different from generic, American "Disney" animation and also very different from Japanese anime. It's very Dali-esque, I suppose is the word. Lots of detail, lots of wild shapes, interesting color schemes, and exaggerated anatomy. Not the kind of animation I've seen a lot, though I've seen it somewhere. Very interesting, to say the least.
Of course, who the hell am I to try and talk about the differences in animation from different countries?
In any case, the story circulates around a grandmother, Madam Souza and her grandson, Champion. Madam Souza realizes her grandson, whose parents aren't in the picture, is depressed and needs an outlet, and when she sees how happy he is on a bicycle she decides to train him for the Tour de France. Unfortunately Champion is kidnapped halfway through, and Madam Souza along with their dog Bruno have to rescue him. Along the way they meet three eccentric old women called the Triplets of Belleville, who let me just say are awesome in all ways it is possible to be awesome. They use grenades to catch frogs and that's all they eat. Just imagine a little old lady sitting by a pond with an umbrella, throwing a grenade into the water and holding out a net, waiting for the rain of frogs.
Yeah.
Anyway, mischief abounds as they try to find Champion. The movie is filled with strange and yet awesome musical numbers where the Triplets play instruments such as a refrigerator, a newspaper and a vacuum cleaner.
And if the language doesn't give you the hint, you can tell the French made this movie because everyone in America is very, very round and loves hamburgers. (I really loved the random boy scout who was trying to help Madam Souza across the street.)
Overall, the movie is very strange, and interestingly put together. There's hardly any dialogue, but in this case it helps a lot more than it hinders. The characters find other ways to express themselves. Also the dog is really cool. It's a good movie for those looking to spend a very random hour and a half, or those interested in foreign stuff, or those who want a break from American and Japanese animation.
7 out of 10
