by Warewol » Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:13:58
Static Void < XXXX@XXXXX.COM > wrote in
This is more of a discussion for one of the film-making or animation
groups but, personally, I'd say that the big name studios and animation
houses are lagging behind the *** and fan-writers/animators that
are out there...and that should tell you something. -_-!
A lot of the 'stories' they're telling, if they aren't boring or outright
stupid, are trying to shoehorn old plot devices into new CGI or flash-
animated shells. *cough*blackguystilldies*hack*
In fact, when I was watching 'Monsters VS Aliens' at a Wal-Mart this
afternoon, I was disgusted at the amount of recycling Pixar did with its
plotting and character design. (ie the writers still pick on the guy with
one eye) }X^
In fact, I could almost predict its Monsters-Win-Jerks-Lose ending before
the film was halfway finished. -_-
There is a reason that films like Heavy Metal and Iron Giant; that Flash
series like Madness, There She Is!! and Rise of the Mushroom Kingdom;
that television series like Daria, Downtown, Megas XLR, Batman TAS, Ren
and Stimpy and Family Dog were successes - it wasn't just because of the
character designs, the animation or the razor sharp writing that
accompanied them - it was the drive and dedication of the production
crew(s) to try something different...to not just push/pierce the envelope
but to tear it to shreds.
When even ' *** series' like *** ella, Tripping the Rift and a
certain ' *** Party Cartoon' can't hold a candle to, say, a story by
'Cheesium' or 'Eddie Glover' or even a *kids' show* like 'Johnny and the
Sprites', the industry needs to give its collective head a shake.
They need to acknowledge their failings, take responsibility for them and
use what they learned to build something entertaining. (Like a film with
an intelligent *FEMALE* character as its main?) 9_9
>> I predict this one to be a stinker of epic proportions (watch that
>> wrap)
I think that, after enjoying Nickelodeon's last animated series, the
viewers are going to expect something more than 'yet another humans-vs-
aliens enviro-shlock (with **MALE** chosen one) crapshoot' (emphasis on
**CRAP!!!**) - they're going to expect, if not comparably sharp writing
and animation, some depth to the female characters that appear in the
film.
(In other words, making them *** wallflowers isn't going to cut it
in this girl-power, anti-terrorist, 'woman!=trash' era)
But let's see how the film turns out. It could be (slightly) better than
'Family Guy' or a certain 'Unamerican Dud' (although that's not saying
much).
Signed,
Warewolf
who thinks that even a Batman/MegaMan amalgamation would be better than
the current animation line-up. 9_9
