I had absolutely no interest in Disney's new feature "The Princess and the Frog." I have fallen out of love with Disney animated features that have become less cinematographically pleasing, less about art, less about plot, and more about pumping out sequels in a high volume so as to capitolize on previous success (I'm looking at you, Cinderella 2 and 3!).
HOWEVER, I have since learned that The Princess and the Frog is
hand-animated! Hand-drawn! None of this "let's make it perfect with computers" junk. Personal. Art-filled. Some of the stills I have seen do not yet convince me that it's as artistic as the predecessors the backgrounds are based on (namely "Bambi" and "Lady and the Tramp"), but I hope that I am pleasantly surprised.
Honestly I'd be interested to see what this new batch of animators would do with backgrounds like the beautiful 101 Dalmations. Or the tapestry-inspired backgrounds of Sleeping Beauty. Thanks, Disney, for remembering that ART has a place in your movies. Please don't forget it for another ten years.
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The backgrounds in Sleeping Beauty are definitely my favourites for obvious reasons, but I'm really excited to hear that this new movie will be hand animated. I had no idea! Thanks, Kate!
I'm still a little wary because right now it seems the only thing Disney can do right is be associated with Pixar...but I am willing to give it a fair shot.
I actually saw a special feature about the making of Sleeping Beauty and not only did they use tapestry-inspired backgrounds but they got some real conceptual artists who were kind of on the cusp of greatness to do some really neat experimental stuff during the bestowing of the fairy gifts scenes. I think that movie does so well and is so looked over. I mean, the main character doesn't have a lot of depth but the supporting cast is pretty awesome. I love the two kings...and of course Flora, Fauna, and Merriweather because they reminded me of family members.
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