歌至天明
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别名:歌至天明
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- 年代:2008 / 印度尼西亚/新加坡 / Philip,Mitchell
- 导演:Philip Mitchell
- 国家/地区:印度尼西亚/新加坡
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时长:120分钟
- 语言/字幕:国语对白 中文字幕
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年代:2008
- 更新时间:2024-04-18 17:18:53
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Author:DICKSTEELfromSingapore WhileIhaveonlyreadth…
Author:DICKSTEELfromSingapore
WhileIhaveonlyreadthenovelbyHoMinfongonceaverylongtimeago,Icertainlycan'trecallthatithadtalkinganimalswhoassistedthevillagersintheirordeal,orhavingacharacterwho'saMrTechnologicalFix-it.Talkinganimalsareverypasséinanimatedmoviesalready,sowecertainlydoneedanotherlocalproductiontryingtoapetheiroverseascounterpartsthinkingthatitisaruleofthumbratherthananexception.Thestoryitselfisstrongenoughtobemadeeitherinananimatedfashionorliveaction,butthisversionofthestoryjustdumbsitdownsomanylevels,it'shardlyrecognizable.
Dawanisayoungvillagegirlwhoharboursthedreamofgettingoutofhervillageinthelureofthebrightlightsinthebigcity,andtodoso,hastofightcustomsandtraditionthatgirlsaremeanttobebethronedawayearlyatayoungagetosomeonetheyloathe,andschoolsforthemareanunnecessarypartoflife.Inordertofulfillherdream,shehastogoagainstthewishesofherdad,aswellasirkherbrotherassheout-scoreshiminalocalexaminationtoclinchascholarship.Also,theirvillageisunderthreatofanunscrupulouslandlordtryingtobulldozehiswayintoprofitsbydrivingeveryoneoutofhisland.
That'sthegistofthestory,andIdon'tseehowanimals,andagrizzlybearatthat,couldfitintothewholepicture.Yesanimatedmovieshavebeenpopularwithtalkinganimals,butifit'snotinthestory,thenpleasedon'tforceitin,alongwithspectaclewearingmonkeys.
Beingamusical,thesongsarelessthaninspiring,andwhilethelyricsdon'thavetorhymenecessarily,itcameoffmorelikenotknowinghowtosingitfurtherthatitgetsslappedwithsomewordsinananyhowlyfashion.Sometriedtopassoffashumour,thoughtheeffortisseentobeastootrying.Thesongsalsodon'tseemtocarrythenarrativeforward,andinstead,stagnateswhenthecharactersbreakoffintosonganddance.
Butofcoursewejudgeananimatedmoviebythequalityoftheanimation,andhere'swhereitreallyfellshort.Thecharactersarestilltoostiff,withoutthenecessarydetailedfacialexpressiontorepresentemotion.Movementwasrigid,andseriously,theaudiencecouldhavebeenwatchingabunchofrobotsperformwithmuchmoreconvictionandemotionthanwhatyougethere,andgetmoresatisfactionoutofthat,unlessyoucountwalkingonairanovelty.Everythingwasplainstiff,andunlessthecharactershadplentyofstarchontheirclothes,they'rereallywearingrigidsacks.Don'tgetmestartedontheanimalstoo,astheycouldhavebeenanimatronics.Butthebiggestshortcomingexposedinthefilm,wasthelackofacolourfulpalette.Grantedthere'stheword"Dawn"inthetitle,buttointentionally(orotherwiseduetotechnologicalandimaginativelimitations)seteverythingduringthatperiodoftime,justshowsquestionablequality.Formostparts,there'salwaysthisorangehuewhichtellsusthattheanimatorscouldhavetriedtogetawaywithlevelofdetailthatisrequired-justpainteverythingorange.
Voiceactingtooneedssomegettingusedto,andIsupposeitwilltaketimetobuildupacrediblepooloftalentinthisarea.It'skindofstrangeaswelltobehearingreallifecoupleLimKaySiuandNeoSweeLinplayoppositeeachother(grand)motherand(elderly)son,thoughcreditmustgotoCelinaRosaTanintheleadroleofDawan,andheradequatevocalswhenlaunchingintosong.
MyfriendatmovieXclusive.comlikenedthismovietoayawn,andIsharetheexactsamesentiments.There'snothingnewnorrefreshinginthispieceofwork,andworse,thestory'sprettyboringasyou'realwaystenstepsahead,knowingjustwhatwillhappen,andwhichcharacterwilldowhat.Italsodidn'thelpthatthepoorstorytellingtechniqueslikejarringtransitionsandthrowingofcharactersaroundwithouttheirmotivationclearlyconstructedmartheoverallproduction.ItmaybethefirstmoviefordirectorPhilipMitchell,butcertainlyit'sbynomeansareasontothrowsomuchmoneyatitforsuchmiserablereturns.
Onething'sforsure,isthatweneedtotakeacloserlookatlocalanimatorsworksinthenextAnimationNationshowcase(Imissedthisyear's),asI'mquitecertainthereareworthyfilmmakersinthatarenawhodeservesomebudgettogettheirfilmsmade,andnotbigbudgetedoneslikethisthatclearlyhasalotofworkleftunpolished.
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