I think the only risk Ratatouille made was the protagonist looked like a real rat and was trying to be a cook. He didn't speak to the humans, just to the rats, and did not dress like a human. Outside of that? No risks. And the only layers? It's difficult to be the best, when the group wants you to be mediocre like everyone else. Not exactly deep.
Ratatouille was a cartoon or a kid's film in my opinion. Lots of fun, but not memorable. Sort of like seeing Iron Man or the Incredible Hulk. It was admittedly the best of what I like to call the computer generated animation flicks last year - but the competition was Surf's Up and Shrek the IIIrd. This year's crop in some respects is a bit more interesting with Wall-E.
Persepolis, I remember reading, didn't get the popular critical vote, because it wasn't as "pretty" as Ratatouille, nor as "realistic" in it's depiction. (A lot of film critics don't appreciate animation and haven't seen much of it. It's a medium that for a long time, most people associated with Loony Tunes and Disney. They think animation means a children's film, and Persepolis unlike Triplets of Bellview or even Spirited Away is NOT a kid's film. In fact, I would not show it to anyone under the age of at least 16 or 17 years of age. It has adult content in it. I think it is rated PG-14 or R, not certain. Another reason that it may have been overlooked.)
Also unlike Ratatouille and Kung-Fu Panda, etc, Persepolis' director clearly has an understanding of film history and techniques. She has managed to make an animated film that breaks new ground, while commenting on what has happened before. I think Persepolis will be studied in film school ten years from now, I'll be surprised if Ratatouille is even remembered.
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Date: 2008-06-30 01:49 am (UTC)And the only layers? It's difficult to be the best, when the group wants you to be mediocre like everyone else. Not exactly deep.
Ratatouille was a cartoon or a kid's film in my opinion. Lots of fun, but not memorable. Sort of like seeing Iron Man or the Incredible Hulk. It was admittedly the best of what I like to call the computer generated animation flicks last year - but the competition was Surf's Up and Shrek the IIIrd.
This year's crop in some respects is a bit more interesting with Wall-E.
Persepolis, I remember reading, didn't get the popular critical vote, because it wasn't as "pretty" as Ratatouille, nor as "realistic" in it's depiction. (A lot of film critics don't appreciate animation and haven't seen much of it. It's a medium that for a long time, most people associated with Loony Tunes and Disney. They think animation means a children's film, and Persepolis unlike Triplets of Bellview or even Spirited Away is NOT a kid's film. In fact, I would not show it to anyone under the age of at least 16 or 17 years of age. It has adult content in it. I think it is rated PG-14 or R, not certain. Another reason that it may have been overlooked.)
Also unlike Ratatouille and Kung-Fu Panda, etc, Persepolis' director clearly has an understanding of film history and techniques.
She has managed to make an animated film that breaks new ground, while commenting on what has happened before. I think Persepolis will be studied in film school ten years from now, I'll be surprised if Ratatouille is even remembered.