aba1 said:
ilovemyLunchbox said:
aba1 said:
Never been a fan of pixar I wish they would bring back 2D animation looks so much better and its far less restricting only problem is its harder to do and therfore more expensive.
How do you rationalize that taking away a dimension restricts animation less?
OT: It says Pixar and doesn't say cash-grab. No way I'll miss it.
3d animation restricts the amounts of artistic style. 3d animation and animators strive to be fairly realistic but 2d allows the animators to show of person styles of animtion unique ways of looking at things. I am not saying 3d is strickly stuck to trying to replicate reality but it has alot harder of a time getting away from realism than 2d does.
Like for example 2d animation can look digital, water coloured, inked, penciled, markered, painted, vectored and it goes on n on but 3d will always just look like 3d
Pixar is the actual antithesis of that. Their human characters have always shown the same creative style that a 2D character would have. Just think about Up. Carl was essentially box-shaped, and he even managed to maintain his emotional gravity despite having such ridiculous design aspects. Then if you look at their other movies, most of the characters aren't even human. The ones that are always have their own unique design that reflects exactly what you're supposed to feel about them, which is how 2D animation works. Mr. Incredible has an eternally robust chin, and a helmet-like straight line connecting his forehead and his nose. These are traditionally heroic facial structures that immediately identify the strongman protagonist, and they are maintained dutifully while also keeping that same emotional gravity from scene to scene without him looking absurd out of costume.
To get out of that design and talk about things that aren't people, Up is another good example of straying from the norm. Dug is a ridiculously shaped dog and his structure is a clear definition of a lovable, dopey character. However, this design is maintained when he shows signs of sorrow/weakness or strength/bravery, never once looking awkward or out of place.
Then for scenery, that's where Pixar truly shines. You know why? BECAUSE of the vivid realism. We as people like to see a background we can visualize actually existing in the real world. It lets us know that what is happening onscreen is serious business, and lets the audience maintain their focus without ever having to stop and say something about how interesting the movie looks. They forget they're watching a movie and allow themselves to enter this world and connect with the characters, even if they're a giant blue goat bear or a quirky little robot. That's exactly why Pixar shines so much. They know what they're doing with their animation, and they've never released a movie that didn't at least LOOK absolutely fantastic, no matter the style.
