A little creepy, but an excellent animation.
Animation
Avatar
It’s not for everyone but Avatar might just be our favorite movie of all time. It has a lot going for it and Rachel and I both agree: the estimated 500 million dollar budget was worth every penny.
After 2 hours and 40 minutes, I left the theater in panic mode because it was over and there isn’t yet a sequel. In the 10 years it took him to make it, James Cameron created a world I don’t want to just visit every 5 years when they release a sequel, I want to live there, now.
To me, that’s a sign of a great movie. Every movie I’ve ever truly loved has left me with some desire for a part of it to be real. Everything about Avatar is completely different from the norm and that’s exactly the point. It’s so unique and different that I wish I could experience it myself. They even create a rational for how things work rooted in (a tiny bit of) science. The characters quickly develop into emotional connections, to each other and the audience. On top of that the effects, the animation, the scenery, everything about the movie was stellar.
We didn’t watch it in 3D, but I’m seeing the movie again with coworkers this Tuesday at the IMAX in 3D so we’ll see how that changes things. From the first viewing I can only assume it makes it even better. There wasn’t a ton of gimmicky things flying towards the screen, just a lot of really stunning scenery that would be all the more impressive in 3D.
Filled with even more anticipation than I was before. In the meantime, enjoy the trailer:
http://movies.apple.com/movies/fox/avatar/avatar-tlrf_h.480.mov
Although written sunday, this post isn’t going up until I’m sitting in the theater on Tuesday. Wouldn’t want to spoil it for my coworkers by giving them expectations before they see it.
Scribble This
Ze Frank is starting a project that has to do with Scribbler that sounds kind of neat and he wants your help. I hadn’t even heard of Scribbler before but it’s pretty cool. Here’s one I did of my own name.
Florida and Michigan
Florida will once again be the cause of a lawsuit dealing with the election. Good job Florida way to screw it up again!
The following video is a clip from The Daily Show which contains an animation of Florida and Michigan that I felt I had to share. The rest of the clip is also worth a look if you like Jon Stewart.
http://www.thedailyshow.com/sitewide/video_player/view/default/swf.jhtml
Bee Movie
We finally saw Bee Movie the other day and it was quite funny. I rather enjoyed listening to Matthew Broderick and Jerry Seinfeld fight over the plights of life as a bee. The cast was impressive, From Sting to Larry King and Chris Rock. Even though the movie poked fun at the situation, it was interesting to think about how much bees really are needed. Granted lots of other critters pollinate, and the wind even plays its part, but I’d be willing to bet that a majority of pollination happens thanks to our little yellow (and black) friends. What would the world look like without pollination? Rachel would be out of a job (she’s a florist remember?) for sure.
If you haven’t already seen it, take a look at the trailer below, and if you enjoy animated movies like Shrek and Ice Age I’d suggest watching Bee Movie.
Don't goto bed mad. Stay up and fight
An old but excellent stick figure fight animation I stole from Greg.
M C Escher Eat your Heart Out
For those of you not familiar with his works, you may be familiar with this image:
For those of you familiar with his works, here’s a nifty animation:
A Little bit of this and a Little bit of that.
From Youtube’s Staff Picks of the week:
Flowers
2005 Oscar Winner for Animation, Pixar’s Delivery:
Animation is about creating the illusion of life
Found a fantastic animated music video:
Randy Aldrich 