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Originally Posted by Zeitgheist
Oh yeah... that's like my biggest pet peeve with the Shrek movies. The characters are too detailed and the humans are looking to realistic! Realism can be VERY boring. Especially in animation. It makes me think of old 3D cartoons I grew up with like Max Steel (if anyone remembers that one)
I don't have anything against 3D animation (used to, but I've repented, seen the light and made a change), both The Incredibles and Meet The Robinsons were WONDERFUL. Both story and animation-wise, and they're in my top ten movie list. Jimmy Neutron is also one of my favorite Nickelodeon series, and this is because the characters have... guess what?
CHARACTER DESIGN
There's no character design in realistic looking characters (like Justin's character in Shrek 3), which makes it boring to watch. It's like watching paint dry. Seen it. Seen it... Seen it. The reason I love animation so much (especially western) is because most of the time it's unique and inspiring
Wow, rant alert  |
Indeed! I don't even remember what Justin's character looked like, or even his name (wait... wait... it's uh... Prince... it's on the tip of my tongue... *checks Wikipedia* ....Arthur.), which should tell you something. There's a difference between creating animation that looks lifelike, and creating animation that looks alive, and the Shrek movies really only did the former.
"Peter Zaslav said in an interview that the Christmas special Shrek the Halls will pick up from where Shrek the Third left off.[7] The film will also be followed by another sequel, Shrek Ever After, which will be released in theatres in 2010.[8] In an interview with Antonio Banderas, a spin-off film entitled Puss in Boots: The Story of an Ogre Killer was confirmed. The spin-off will take place between Shrek the Third and Shrek Ever After.[9] With a final movie, Shrek 5 in the works."
Another tip they could take from Pixar: you don't need sequels out the wazoo.