Animation + Meme
So the trailer for Cars 2 was released yesterday, and I'm still unconvinced of how good a movie it's going to be. Don't get me wrong, I actually liked Cars, I just did not think that it was a strong Pixar film. The premise for Cars 2 seems a bit silly, but I'm not going to worry about that so much as if they can pull it off. I think it could be a really funny movie if they play their cards right. Otherwise, OMG Tokyo looks so freaking kick-ass. I can't wait to see what all the language bonuses are. I'm going to reserve judgement for now.
About Tangled. Oh my god Tangled. I have been so conflicted about this film. I absolutely fell in love with the concept art, which looks amazing. Then when the teaser trailer came out I was disappointed. It really seemed that they were playing it to the Shrek crowd, which irked me. Not because I don't like Shrek; that's not the case at all. I just felt like they were trying to sell it as a Shrek replacement now that the series has finished up. In comes the full-length trailers and now I'm feeling a little more hopeful. I really hope Flynn isn't a carbon copy of Naveen (he seems like he's going to be full of lolfail rather than Naveen's go-with-the-flow-sex-on-legs thing), and I really hope Rapunzel isn't pushed to the background to give Flynn more screentime (this may be a trailer only thing to pull in the boys crowds, which is a whole other issue I'm not going to touch). The sense of humour seems right up my alley, though, so I'm sure I'll get a kick out of it for that at least.
Otherwise DISNEY. Y U NO MAKE ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT CLEMENTS/MUSKER NEW MOVIE?
Day 001. Your favorite character: Mulan.
I admire her selflessness. Originally, Disney were going to write her as yearning for a life Out There in the Big Wide World. Sound familiar? Sound like the majority of the heroines/princesses MAIN CHARACTERS from the 90s? Yeeeeaaaaah. I'm glad they decided to go a different route and make her motivation protecting her father. It made it more believable for the setting. I also like how Mulan is at the centre of her movie, and her relationship with Shang doesn't overwhelm everything else. I mean, it's there, and you can see it developing and changing, but it doesn't take the focus away from Mulan's personal story, which is what the film is ultimately about.
About Tangled. Oh my god Tangled. I have been so conflicted about this film. I absolutely fell in love with the concept art, which looks amazing. Then when the teaser trailer came out I was disappointed. It really seemed that they were playing it to the Shrek crowd, which irked me. Not because I don't like Shrek; that's not the case at all. I just felt like they were trying to sell it as a Shrek replacement now that the series has finished up. In comes the full-length trailers and now I'm feeling a little more hopeful. I really hope Flynn isn't a carbon copy of Naveen (he seems like he's going to be full of lolfail rather than Naveen's go-with-the-flow-sex-on-legs thing), and I really hope Rapunzel isn't pushed to the background to give Flynn more screentime (this may be a trailer only thing to pull in the boys crowds, which is a whole other issue I'm not going to touch). The sense of humour seems right up my alley, though, so I'm sure I'll get a kick out of it for that at least.
Otherwise DISNEY. Y U NO MAKE ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT CLEMENTS/MUSKER NEW MOVIE?
Day 001. Your favorite character: Mulan.
I admire her selflessness. Originally, Disney were going to write her as yearning for a life Out There in the Big Wide World. Sound familiar? Sound like the majority of the heroines/princesses MAIN CHARACTERS from the 90s? Yeeeeaaaaah. I'm glad they decided to go a different route and make her motivation protecting her father. It made it more believable for the setting. I also like how Mulan is at the centre of her movie, and her relationship with Shang doesn't overwhelm everything else. I mean, it's there, and you can see it developing and changing, but it doesn't take the focus away from Mulan's personal story, which is what the film is ultimately about.