Since starting my course in multimedia and moving into halls of residence i have found that i am watching films much more regurlarly than when i was at home. This is probably down to the fact that i would rather watch sports at home using SKYtv whereas i do not have that luxary here in Nottingham. I have also found that i am watching more and more animated films, as i feel it is useful to watch these as they have a great relevance with the course.
I have watched animated films since i was very young, the early Disney films such as Lion King, Jungle Book and Robin Hood. I feel that these animation are the best of all time and i find that they will be hard to beat. Other animation blockbusters i have watched that i feel didnt cut it have been Lilo and Stitch, Toy Story 2, The Lion King 2, Walle, Flushed Away the list goes on. I feel that the more modern style of animation has allowed the films look amazingly true to life however i dont feel that they quite reach the standars of the classics that i mentioned earlier. However recently i went to the cinema to see Madagascar: Escampe 2 Africa, the sequel to the first Magagascar movie. I found that this film is the closest that has come to the so called classics of the earlier Disney Films. The film is created by Dreamworks and includes many big movie stars for voiceover, such as Ben Stiller, David Schwimmer, Chris Rock and Sacha Baron Cohen. I found that this was one of the funniest films that i have watched over the last couple of years and is definatly the funniest and most entertaining animated films since my childhood. This modern film diferentiates from the older classic films because it is computer animated, whereas the the likes of The Lion King is drawn animation. This reduces the quality of the films but i feel the drawn animations need more of a stimulating storylinebecause they do not have the graphics and special effects to back it all up if it fails.
I have watched animated films since i was very young, the early Disney films such as Lion King, Jungle Book and Robin Hood. I feel that these animation are the best of all time and i find that they will be hard to beat. Other animation blockbusters i have watched that i feel didnt cut it have been Lilo and Stitch, Toy Story 2, The Lion King 2, Walle, Flushed Away the list goes on. I feel that the more modern style of animation has allowed the films look amazingly true to life however i dont feel that they quite reach the standars of the classics that i mentioned earlier. However recently i went to the cinema to see Madagascar: Escampe 2 Africa, the sequel to the first Magagascar movie. I found that this film is the closest that has come to the so called classics of the earlier Disney Films. The film is created by Dreamworks and includes many big movie stars for voiceover, such as Ben Stiller, David Schwimmer, Chris Rock and Sacha Baron Cohen. I found that this was one of the funniest films that i have watched over the last couple of years and is definatly the funniest and most entertaining animated films since my childhood. This modern film diferentiates from the older classic films because it is computer animated, whereas the the likes of The Lion King is drawn animation. This reduces the quality of the films but i feel the drawn animations need more of a stimulating storylinebecause they do not have the graphics and special effects to back it all up if it fails.
Madagascar 2 has a unique stle of character features, unlike all other animated films the animals have dramatically squared off features all over their bodies but mainly in the faces of the animals. This is a unique feature to the Madagascar animals that seperates the graphics from any other modern day animated film. Another point that makes the film different from any other is the contrast in relationships throughout the film. It is quite strange in real life to think that a Lion, Hippo, Zebra and Giraffe would stick around together in one small group, however Madagascar has made this possible. This would be impossible in real life as the Lion is the predetor and the Zebra is the pery, however this is one of the strongest relationships in the film. Not only this but Madagascar allows the food chain to be reversed, for example the lion who is supposed to be king of the jungle seems to be in least command, he is dragged along on the whole trip by the zebra who should be below Alex the lion. Also the penguins who should be near the bottom of the food chain seem to have the greatest command, not only over the other animals but also over the humans that feature in the film. The comedy in the film is cleverly formulated to be highly ammusing to both adults and children I would recomend all ages to watch this film even if you did not enjoy the first one.
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