What 5 films would you have nominated for best Oscar and what would be your winner?
I would have nominated KPOP, Little Amelie, Arco, Zootopia 2, and Chainsaw Man. My winner would have been KPOP.
It’s very different than my personal top 5, but I think cultural relevance should be considered.
Was 100 meters eligible? It was my second favourite last year.
I also quite liked Nobody and Boys Go to Jupiter, but not enough to displace the ones on your list.
Anyone else not getting an English dub or sub for the latest Frieren on Crunchyroll?
Here is an Internet archive link to the best family friendly version of Astro Boy, the reboot from 2003. Great for older kids (I’d say 5 and up) . The adventure is fun and the animation is incredible for a tv show. archive.org/details/tets...
Got this today and Deaf Crocodile really did an amazing job on this. The remastering makes me feel like I’m watching these shorts for the first time. The commentary on each short is incisive and interesting. Haven’t watched the video essays yet. The shorts are of course WONDERFUL.
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(5) Wrinkles is unique that it tells a movie about characters not often seen in animated movies. It feels like a lighthearted tale about 2 friends in a seniors home, but as age creeps up the drama becomes more present. Masterful storytelling.
(4) Only Yesterday is a character study that alternates between youth and adulthood. The stories may seem unconnected but they are all of a piece when looked at tonally and looking at what makes a person a person. If you open yourself to it, this movie is endlessly nourishing.
(3) Liz and the Blue Bits is remarkably restrained. While A Silent Voice is powerful it also plays into a lot of ancient me plotting and cliches so it always feels like a cartoon to me. It’s one of taste, but I prefer the subtle character work here.
(2) I’ve written about the powerful It’s such a Beautiful Day many times on this page. There is more nuance and emotion from these stock figures as we explore (an unnamed) mental illness. The end is one of the most emotional and life affirming scenes in any film.
(1) First we have the lovely film Ethel and Ernest. Based on Raymond Briggs novel about his parents and their life. A great deal of historical drama and strongly observed details make this a warm blanket of a movie.
5 animated projects where the characters feel like real people. Whether by the writing or animation, the complexity of humanity comes through and no note feels false (partly inspired by the exceptional Journal with Witch anime), in alphabetical order…
(4) There are other versions. The 2 main ones I am missing are the original black and white show, which is dated but an interesting curio. The CGI 2009 movie looks fine, but is quite bland. It’s not even bad enough to be interesting.
(3) Astro Boy 2003 is the best family version of Astro Boy. It’s easy to find online so prepare to be marvelled by the fluid cel drawn animation. It’s episodic television but it still tackles issues and has some complexity for a kids show. The best distillation of Astro Boy out there.
(2) 2 and 1 are essentially tied In quality, so I put Pluto here because it is a reimagining. A darker tale than other Astro Boy projects, this limited series is a dense exciting limited series from the writer of Monster. The 1st episode is a significantly highlight. A.
My ranking: Top 3 Astro Boy projects. All 3 Of these are quite good, dependent on your tastes. At 3 I have Astro Boy 1980. It’s retro anime and the storytelling and animation is much of that era. It’s light and low stakes storytelling. Sometimes a little repetitive bit watch a few eps for fun. B-
I find it best if I understand the impulses behind my paintings but not necessarily the “meaning”. Lately my little abstracted creatures are turning into islands. It feels correct to life right now.
I think that’s what gets me. They feel like real people. Not a false moment.
Flawed and wonderful characters and full of quiet well observed moments without resorting to cheap melodrama. The writing, acting and directing of this show is brilliant. Up there with Only Yesterday or Bocchi The Rock. A+
There are still a few episodes left, but I think Journal With Witch may be my favourite slice of life anime show… ever? At the very least it is the one where the characters feel so real and I am completely invested in their stories and relationships…
The amazing Animation Obsessive newsletter provided a Youtube link to last year’s very charming under seen film from China “Nobody”. Watch it while you can. youtu.be/BaFyvWjEyJQ
Yeah. They SHOULD have known, but they didn’t.
1) the director of INSIDE OUT wants you to believe movies are “just entertainment“ with nothing to say. Anyone offended by a family with 2 dads or a kid with a pink bike (what was cut from Elio) is a homophobic shithead and you shouldn’t make movies to appease them. Kids aren’t born hateful.
From Kodansha's "Light Hole" papercraft stop-motion branded film, featuring Akira, Attack on Titan, Ghost in the Shell and many other mangas.
Directed by Toru Katori (Animation director: Takuro Oishi).
Full video >> www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIL_...
The smart people who are Trump supporters are in on the grift.
… I hope Pixar keeps this up. Stanton doing Toy Story 5 is encouraging. I hope Shi has more creative control over her next project.
The reason Hoppers is so exciting for Pixar is that despite always being films made by committees Pixar always work best when films feel auteur driven. My least favourite Pixar films you can see the formula. Incredibles feels like Bird, Turning Red like Shi, and Hoppers feels like Chong…
It‘s really good!!! Hey, what if Pixar just made something really entertaining and VERY funny. I hope people support this gem.
A Penguins Memory: A tale of happiness is a 1985 anime about a cartoon penguin‘s battle with PTSD following the Vietnam War. You think it will be silly but it’s actually very well done and affecting. Heres the whole thing on YouTube youtu.be/fk3UfjQ7d-Q
