Hello everyone. I am posting again after another long absence. I could attribute it to school or work, but in all honesty it is just laziness. However, lately I have been feeling very Carpe Diem. This is partialy spurred by Bing's new job at Google and by my friend, who is an artist, wants to be a comic artist, and is actually publishing a comic. He is living the dream. Why not I? So personal stuff aside, it is time for a compare and contrast between the two films I have seen most recently. I realize I have been putting up mostly animated features, but my current schedule has me watching what my family wants to watch and my financial situation is such that I cannot go out and see whatever I like. Still though, both films were in my opinion excellent.
Let's start with compare. Both are family Halloween movies, animated, and deal with young people and the supernatural. They are both fun to watch and have made me laugh. I loved the Scream Cheese.
However, these films stand apart from each other. Mainly this is due to the levels of narrative complexity shown between the two films, moreso then artistic style, caliber of actors, etc. Let's take Hotel Transylvainia. Just by looking at the trailer we can pretty much see the whole entire story. It's a familiar one. Boy meets Girl. They fall for each other. Dad doesn't approve of Boy and drives Him away. Dad realizes his mistake, brings Boy back, happily ever after. Sorry if this is a spoiler for you guys, but if you did not see any of this coming then you are probably reading the wrong blog. The story is predictable. Yet, we must not discount it for not being very complex or pushing any boundries. It was a charming film, one that should be on the family DVD rack and watched on family movie night. The characters were likable and funny, and , of course, Scream Cheese. Oscar material, probably not. But that doesn't make it a bad film.
Paranorman. Oh my God. I went in there assuming that it was going to be fairly predictable, like Hotel Transylvainia. I was wrong. I was very wrong. This film went places that I didn't think a childrens movie would go. If you have seen the movie, you know what I am talking about. If not, watch Paranorman. What I like most about this twist is that you do not see it coming. Not in the trailer, not on the poster, not anywhere. Brave did a similar thing, with most of the plot, heck almost all of it, was kept under wraps. I like this trend. I like being surprised at the movies. Anyway, one other interesting thing is that unlike most kids movies, more or less all the characters in this movie, with the exception of the protagonist, were unlikeable. A bold move, but this is a bold film. Even when they are working together, and even after they have completed the mission, I still didn't find them any more likable. I suppose this is just like real life. While the characters are not likable, they are rather funny. In the end, I am impressed with this film and the risks it took. It was ballsy, but really paid off in the end as far as I go.
Now hopefully I can get more posts out on a regular basis. What the next entry is going to be about, I have no idea. Stay tuned and I will try not to leave you waiting too long.
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