tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738814364413384768.post6783641882448826416..comments2024-03-13T23:42:25.845-07:00Comments on Animondays: A Secret World of Quiet DignityDavid B. Levyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12611160893518781463noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738814364413384768.post-43855341425977336252012-06-01T17:37:45.493-07:002012-06-01T17:37:45.493-07:00I agree with much of your review, but Pod does giv...I agree with much of your review, but Pod does give a reason for leaving. He says: "I'm going to make sure that it's safe. You stay with your mother".<br />I guess he's going to stake out a safe route for their journey.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738814364413384768.post-41662657940864322742012-03-08T04:57:33.369-08:002012-03-08T04:57:33.369-08:00Hi Michael,
I'm sure you're right about th...Hi Michael,<br />I'm sure you're right about the animation, I bet I would benefit from having another look at it. <br /><br />As for the stiffness that is there, I realize some of it was purposeful and effective, such as when Shawn leaves the sugar cube for Arrietty. He's almost monstrous to her point of view, and the fact that he's also sickly is another reason for him to move carefully and slow. There's a lot of thought in the whole film, probably more than I could absorb in one viewing.David B. Levyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12611160893518781463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738814364413384768.post-27003593269058023212012-03-08T04:53:22.635-08:002012-03-08T04:53:22.635-08:00Good point on the treatment of liquids in the film...Good point on the treatment of liquids in the film, John. What a great touch to show how the properties of liquids differ with scale. Seeing the tea water bead up as it was poured also helped give the Borrower's an "otherworldly-ness" that was important.David B. Levyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12611160893518781463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738814364413384768.post-82417321751124333502012-03-06T03:21:42.371-08:002012-03-06T03:21:42.371-08:00I'm glad you enjoyed the film; I thought it wa...I'm glad you enjoyed the film; I thought it was tremendous, although it played in a very quiet manner. <br />The pill bug sequence you mention is part of the heart of the film, to me. When Arrietty lets it go, we realize that the bug is no different than she - a creature trying to survive on its own scale in an amazing world. <br /><br />I do disagree a bit with you in that I find the animation rather graceful and original that is something virtually impossible in cgi animation.There was a distinctive hand touching many of the scenes and real character traits of the animation. For me, nothing was expected, all motion was distinctive to the characters at play.<br /><br />This was a sterling film; I got so much more than I expected and will return to see it again.Michael Spornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02018522723674960270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738814364413384768.post-84190877090139452462012-03-05T21:21:52.943-08:002012-03-05T21:21:52.943-08:00Fantastic review. I felt the same way about Arriet...Fantastic review. I felt the same way about Arrietty's parents, but I hadn't thought about the absence of her father during the rescue. <br /><br />Spiller was a neat character and I would've liked to see him utilized more than he was.<br /><br />I definitely loved all of the play with scale in the film, and the creative ways the family utilized all of the objects they were borrowing.<br /><br />Another thing I enjoyed, however minor was the way the liquids were animated on the borrowers scale. I would have never considered making them bead and squash, which added to the realism and magic of that tiny world.John Berryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14062833786243468322noreply@blogger.com