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Friday, October 2, 2009
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Top 5 Animated Alien Flicks
No. 5: E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
OK, so it's not exactly "animated," but there sure was some creativity behind bringing E.T. - that lovable little extra-terrestrial - to the big screen! The 1982 hit about a stranded alien and his loving relationship with a fatherless boy always manages to strike a chord with audiences of any age. The special effects almost look a bit quaint now with all the computer advancements that have occurred since, but they also have more heart behind them than a lot of what we see today.
The two oldest and best-known characters in science-fiction are monsters and aliens. And in this case, it's actually quite literally Monsters Vs. Aliens. This movie even throws in some giant robots for fun. This animated film, probably one of DreamWorks' best, has great characters and entertains kids of all ages, adults included.
Unlike some other Disney films, Lilo & Stitch was developed from scratch. It's a heartwarming-yet-action-packed story about what it means to be a family. The moral behind the animation is that with enough love, patience and maybe a chainsaw anybody can change, even little blue evil alien experiments. See the film and you'll understand!
The Iron Giant isn't just a great sci-fi/animated film, it's one of the best movies out there about human intolerance to outsiders and the fear that causes so much violence. It's an emotional film about one boy's determination to help a friend and the humanity that comes from something that's not human or biological. This story, about coming of age, is has outstanding 2-D animation and is about as good a film about an alien robot as it gets.
Wall-E is considered by many to be one of the best animated films of all-time. Not only a wonderful tale about of newfound love and opposites attracting, it's also a great sci-fi story with messages about environmental destruction and the human influence combined with robot/human relations - all classic sci-fi themes. In the first half of the movie we get to experience Wall-E's daily grind as a refuse collector and organizer left behind on the devastated planet Earth. Humans have decimated the planet's resources and livability, fleeing the trashed planet for a temporary colony in space while robots like Wall-E clean up their mess. In the second half we learn more about the humans and how little they understand about what they did.
Walt Disney and Animation
The word Animation has some magnetic power. Starting from a child of hardly three years to a mature man - all fall in love with the mesmerizing effect of animation. Animation is nothing but the display of a 3-D or 2-D images on the screen and that too done in a serial order. It had been said that the invention of animation film is a much earlier invention than the feature films. People always love to get entertainment in any way and in any form.From the Victorian Age the experiments were carried on the animation. In those times these were the most popular form of entertainment. Belgian Joseph Plateau, William George Horner, Reynaud tried to make out different method to provide entertainment to the common masses. J. Stuart Black ton presented the first film based on animation--Humorous Phases of Funny Faces 1906. Humorous Phases of Funny Faces in 1906 got huge success in New York.
The audience is very much interested in watching the action and reaction of the little characters. Along with Mickey and Minnie other characters like Goofy, Donald Fuck and Pluto receives full attention and interest. The Three Little Pigs is another important animated film. It portrays the hard work of the three pigs against a wolf. The wolf needs courage and guts at the face of economic disaster in 1930's. Disney conveyed the socio-economic problems through which the whole world is facing. Flowers and Trees (1932), The Grasshopper and the Ants (1934) and The Tortoise and the Hare (1935) were produced in colors.
Later the Company opened Disneyland amusement park in 1955 in Anaheim, Calif. The park well known for its amusement. And a must see place for the visitors. In 1971 the company opened second and larger complex in Orlando. Walt Disney Corporation is the well known company in the 20th Century that produces a number cartoon films, cartoon characters, amusement parks in many places, hotels and other fun filled activities.
No one can ever forget the enormous contribution of Walt Disney in the field of animation.
His work is the inspiration of the present day's animators. Walt Disney received Honorary Award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for the creation of Mickey Mouse. Besides the awards he receives love and well wishes from millions and millions audience through out the globe. He created a history in such a time when the art of animation is really a miracle. He added sound, music and dialogue that too full of fun. It is really fun and wonders to see the small characters are performing and pointing out the social problems at the same time.
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