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  • 以下是来源于IMDb上的评论 'VoyageintoNext(1… 以下是来源于IMDb上的评论 'VoyageintoNext(1974)'isaquaintlittleanti-warstatement,thesortoflaid-back,hippie-inspiredshortfilmthatonewouldexpectthe1970stohaveproduced.ButitwasalsodirectedbyJohnandFaithHubley,ahusband-and-wifeanimatingteamwhoseworkismoresubtleandunderstatedthanmost.Manyofthepair'sfilmswereproducedbyanimatingunrehearsedconversations(usually)betweentwopeople,andIhadpreviouslyenjoyedtheir'WindyDay(1968),'whichexcellentlyutilisedthisfree-wheelingtechnique.'VoyageintoNext'wasobviouslymoretightly-scripted,andthatthefilmwastobeananti-warcartoonrestrictedthevoiceactors(namelyMaureenStapletonandDizzyGillespie)inwhichconversationalpathstheycouldtake.StapletonandGillespieplayMotherEarthandFatherTime,respectively,astheyobservethedestructiveconflictswagedbetweenthehumannations(representedhereasfloatingboxes)andponderwhyourspeciessounthinkablyforgotthevirtuesofsharingthatallowedourancestorstoprogressbeyondtheStoneAge. There'snothingparticularlyimpressiveabouttheHubleys'styleofanimation–minimalistline-drawnhumanfigureshighlightedwithsoftshadesofcolour–buttheirstyleisdistinctive,laterinfluencingshortfilmssuchastheOscar-winning'Leisure(1976).'Thetwowell-knownvoiceactorsareperfectlychosen(DizzyGillespiehasoneofthecoolest-soundingvoicesever),andthejazzmusician'smusicisemployedsuccessfullytocreatethefilm'slightheartedmood,despitethegrimnessofthesubjectmatter.MotherEarthandFatherTimeoverseetheirlilliputiancreations,hiddenamidminipuffsofartillerysmoke,andcontemplatetheirinabilitytoalterhumanhistory.Thefuture,itseems,isnotinthehandsofthegods,butinourown.Ofcoursewehavetheabilitytoachievepeaceandmutualunderstandingoncemore…butwillweattainitintime?'VoyageintoNext'wasnominatedforanAcademyAwardin1975,butlostouttotheinferiorclaymation'ClosedMondays(1974).

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