Efe – YES.
ha ha…never noticed that but now its clear….
Genius.
Thanks for sharing this, Efe.
Hilarious !
The Pixar shorts alone are proof enough that they are the most adult minded creators. Dreamworks seems to be geared much more to children, but I have to say – their art of animation looks pretty darn good. I also confess that I really liked the first Madagascar. Pixar excels in their innovative stories while Dreamworks relys on a more traditional approach.
This is brilliant. Love the faces of the stick figures, very expressive. Hehehe.
Christopher, I’m glad you mention the shorts. I had heard there was a miscarriage in Up and when the latest short started with the clouds I thought that was part of the film. It was such a scary way to show a miscarriage. I started breaking into a sweat and feeling very uncomfortable. Once the short progressed to reveal the “bad” cloud could make babies they were just dangerous, I realized it wasn’t part of the movie and was calmed. For a minute there though…
Hilarious, Efe.
i think pixar has the potential to blow everyone out of the water. im tired of american animation having to be family friendly. it would be great to see pixar do something that didnt stick to these disney conventions (as imaginative as they are). though i have to say they seem to be getting closer and closer with every film they do (minus “cars”).
Yeah, Madagascar is a staff favorite.
Brilliant drawing, so true. Pixar is really the only animation company that doesn’t treat kids like they’re idiots. I almost feel they’re one of the only major film companies that doesn’t treat the entire audience like idiots these days.
Cars is honestly one of the worst films I have ever seen. I might even prefer Shark Tale or Ice Age, ugh.
@ Travis
There’s a “John Carter of Mars” project due out in 2012, which, though live-action, will be loaning Finding Nemo and Wall-E director Andrew Stanton out to Disney. Pixar will be involved in the film’s production even though you won’t see it pop out under their branding. As Stanton said, "We’re sort of using any element that we need to to make the film right. We’re not being purist with Pixar, but Pixar’s a brand that you have to trust that’s for all ages. This story of John Carter is not going to be an all-ages film.” He’s shooting at a PG-13 level and Michael Chabon was recently called in to work on the script.
I completely agree, Dream Works ( and Spielberg) is responsible for turning six-year-olds into surly fanboys.
Wall-E, oh yes!
While almost every Pixar movie is a masterpiece, I can only think of a DreamWorks’ that has reached such status: Chicken Run (which, by the way, is also the least kid-targeted film of the studio in my opinion)
@FILMBOT
Credit on Chicken Run goes to Nick Park and the UK-based production studio Aardman Animations. Dreamworks was only the distributor. And you’re right, it really is a film apart from the “house style” of El Dorado, Sinbad, Shrek, etc.
Ohh I see, no wonder the difference in style. Same story with Wallace and Gromit, right?
Yep. I think the only one of theirs Dreamworks helped to produce was Flushed Away. Hm, that’s one I still want to see.
I think that idea was brilliant comparing Pixar with everything else. To be fair, Dreamworks has had some legitimate successes like Kung Fu Panda, and the brilliant, original Shrek, but Pixar’s originality and production quality can’t be touched. WALL-E is Pixar’s best since its’ original masterpiece, Toy Story.
I did forget to mention Chicken Run, Wallace and Gromit as masterpieces as well, but that’s because of the minds at Aardman.
I don’t know. Fractured Fairy Tales were turning traditional stories upside down and injecting modern and pop references decades before Shrek came along.
Interesting note: when the animation industry rounded itself together for the last Annie Awards they opted for Kung-Fu Panda over Wall-E as top feature.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA That’s so funny and so so true!
PS: If you haven’t seen Up yet see it. NOW!! Its fantastic and by far the best film I’ve seen all year. But bring Kleenex cuz its a weepie!
@ Sunday
neato. i had heard something about this a while ago but forgot to read up on it. I am interested to see how he handles a live action film after working on so many animated ones. i hope they stick to their guns and produce it the way they think it should be done, rather than how disney thinks it should be done. thanks for the heads up.
I want a Pixar box set so I can relive my childhood? Pass.
1. Pixar
2. Japanese animation that made Spirited Awy
3. Aardman
LAST: Dream Works
Pixar?- I’d rather not.
Pixar are like the masters of animation industry and please…..
Dreamwork is not even 50% of what Pixar makes man…..Pixar is far more technologically advanced and look at the stories they make….
I absolutely adore Pixar. There’s just something about the way those guys tell a story… I’ve yet to find another company (save perhaps Miyazaki) that churns out the consistent quality, originality, and simple entertainment Pixar does. Heh, I’m always first in line when new Pixar movies are in the theaters.
And yeah, Up was great. I liked it a lot more than I liked Monsters Inc (even though that film was damn good too).
Stanton’s movies are my favorite, though. Wall-e and Finding Nemo I think will always be a head over the others for me.
That being said, the only Pixar film I’ve yet to find inessential is A Bug’s Life. All the others are at least A material for myself.
@ TREVOR
“by far the best film I’ve seen all year”
I agree, Up was really awesome. UP is also the best film I’ve seen this year, and that is including Slumdog and Button which I only got to see in January.
@ BRENDAN
And I would like to add that Miyazaki is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Japanese Animation. There are a lot of series that are way better than what most American tv and film studios are making right now, including Pixar.
I got kinda pissed at Pixar when Triplets of Bellvile lost the academy award to Finding Nemo. I am more open to them after seeing Ratatouille, but I will always prefer Miyazaki.
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