new week!
I'm back from house-sitting! As much as I miss the girls, animals, and real kitchen, there's no place like home :) .
It is rare for me to see a film on opening weekend, but the planets aligned to make it possible yesterday. While in some ways, the Simpsons movie was just a double long episode, I nonetheless relished every moment and highly recommend it. And hey, I'm writing a dissertation on animation, so I know what I'm talking about ;) .
For one thing, it is SUCH a relief to look at competent 2D animation! The line-weights have gained more range on the big screen, and on the whole the scale-change was handled with subtlety and humor. Of course there were the expected hilarious pot-shots at Disney, FOX, the US government, Springfield's location, and Springfield's residents -- and to me, they felt suitably tangy rather than snide or desperate.
And Lisa finds a boy worthy of her! That alone endears me to the movie :) .
My father must see it. No. My parents must see it TOGETHER.
Pact with self: do at least a hour of work before accessing lj again. You know you want to!
It is rare for me to see a film on opening weekend, but the planets aligned to make it possible yesterday. While in some ways, the Simpsons movie was just a double long episode, I nonetheless relished every moment and highly recommend it. And hey, I'm writing a dissertation on animation, so I know what I'm talking about ;) .
For one thing, it is SUCH a relief to look at competent 2D animation! The line-weights have gained more range on the big screen, and on the whole the scale-change was handled with subtlety and humor. Of course there were the expected hilarious pot-shots at Disney, FOX, the US government, Springfield's location, and Springfield's residents -- and to me, they felt suitably tangy rather than snide or desperate.
And Lisa finds a boy worthy of her! That alone endears me to the movie :) .
My father must see it. No. My parents must see it TOGETHER.
Pact with self: do at least a hour of work before accessing lj again. You know you want to!