When Marnie Was There (Omoide no Mânî)
by Felipe Rosa
When Marnie Was There: Hiromasa Yonebayashi tells a beautiful, deep story with great
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: animation, drama
Tag: animation
The Good Dinosaur
by Felipe Rosa
The Good Dinosaur: Peter Sohn’s film tells a cute, uplifting, but run-of-the-mill story; thematically, it is also very simple.
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: action, adventure, animation, pixar
The Boxtrolls
by Felipe Rosa
The Boxtrolls: there’s no denying how charming the style of animation of Graham Annable and Anthony Stacchi’s film is
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: adventure, animation, fantasy
Brave (2012) – Revisit
by Felipe Rosa
Brave: a revisit to this film confirms that the tale told by Brenda Chapman and Mark Andrews is heartfelt and exciting;
Categories: Film reviews, Revisit • Tags: adventure, animation, pixar
Big Hero 6
by Felipe Rosa
Big Hero 6: Don Hall and Chris Williams present a typically polished and entertaining (if not completely inspired) animated movie; the story is touching and funny, but not fully earnest. The animation, by the other hand, is spotless; the environment is rich and great to look at, while the character design is varied, making each one of them unique. In particular, Baymax is a great character, with his looks greatly complementing his personality traits. The accompanying animated short, Patrick Osborne’s Feast, a lovely and great-looking […]
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: adventure, animation, sci fi
How to Train Your Dragon 2
by Felipe Rosa
How to Train Your Dragon 2: visually striking animation, with a beautifully realized world and varied, well-designed characters (both humans and dragons) and dynamic set pieces and action scenes. However, the main strength of Dean DeBlois’ film is its story; it focuses on a heartfelt, touching narrative in lieu of low-brow, easy humor. It helps that the voice acting is low-key, with character-building being its main priority. Read also: How to Train Your Dragon
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: animation, fantasy
Rio 2
by Felipe Rosa
Rio 2: the weakest link in Carlos Saldanha’s film is the story, which is excessively busy; the messages that are supposed to be conveyed, however relevant they are, end up being poorly displayed. The voice cast is very diverse, but Jesse Eisenberg and Anne Hathaway (not trying to do too much and being perfect fits for their characters) are the highlights. That is not to say, however, that the film is not a pleasant journey; the animation is beautiful and colorful (Busby Berkeley being […]
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: adventure, animation
The Incredibles
by Felipe Rosa
The Incredibles: an immensely fun film. It all starts with the great story by director Brad Bird, which has recognizable elements but is also very fresh; it’s also rather layered. The sense of humor is low-key; it’s present in the dialogue, character design and in the frame, and much of it comes from references about culture in general, superheroes, Pixar itself. It’s extremely well-done, drawn in a clean, retro style that fits the story being told; the character design is […]
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: adventure, animation, pixar, super hero, top
Fifth about The Seventh 