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I’m very happy that Disney went whole-warthog in making the models realistic. This halfway between cartoony-but-real look isn’t good. The new Lion King was visu
by dymk 7y ago
I’m very happy that Disney went whole-warthog in making the models realistic. This halfway between cartoony-but-real look isn’t good. The new Lion King was visually stunning and reminded me of a Nat Geo film. The characters didn’t emote very well, and the voice actors had to carry the performance, but at least the animals looked good.
(That’s not to say the story was great... but that’s also not the point.)
Detective Pikachu almost fell into the uncanny valley with some characters (especially the ones with the “real” eyes) for the same reason.
For 3-D cartoon animals, IMO Zootopia’s style really hit the sweet spot of cartoony-but-recognizable species.
Wow, 5 downvotes in under an hour for stating my opinion. Would somebody who thinks otherwise like to share?
- happytoexplain 7y agoI'm just not sure there's much substance to my opposing opinion - I simply think the transformed version looks incredible. I was blown away by the results. I saw all the emotion and affection and beauty of the stylized animation, plus the impressive fidelity of the CG. For me, they came together seamlessly.
- bluesnowmonkey 7y agoIt's a good comment, except that you complain about being downvoted, and I always always downvote that kind of meta whining.
- dymk 7y agoTurns out without that meta-whining I’d be sitting at the bottom of the thread, and you wouldn’t have seen it. 30 minutes after making the edit it shot up 8 points.