It can be said that ugly character designs have rarely appeared in Hollywood animations in recent years. The image design of Beautiful Sunshine will mean that the grade of the movie may be lower, which will attract more children to watch. This will lay a good foundation for the film’s box office and the opening of peripheral products. Therefore, the character design in "Frankenstein Egg" does not conform to the audience's traditional aesthetics at all, and the protagonist of the film is even more humpback, which is easily reminiscent of "Notre Dame de Paris", but "Notre Dame de Paris" at least There is a beautiful heroine, and "Frankenstein Egg" does not appear in the cute image that children like most of the time. Therefore, "Frankenstein Egg" seems to be more adult from the target audience of the film. After all, it is not too easy for most children to accept the many images in the film.
From most of the dark backgrounds and subversive character designs in the film, it is easy for the audience to think of Tim Burton's "The Nightmare Before Christmas". This puppet film full of strong Gothic style is the most successful "ugly animation" in recent years. Tim Burton with his genius subverted people's concept of cartoons, and let the dark Gothic style swept the world, making it a unique beauty. I don’t know if the styling design of "Frankenstein Egg" has learned from movies like "The Nightmare Before Christmas", but the gothic darkness scattered throughout the film is indeed the most fascinating thing about this film, and it is also this one. One of the main reasons for the marginalization of the film.
However, although there is a major subversion in styling, the essence of "Frankenstein Egg" is still a standard Hollywood animation work. The theme of his kindness and friendship has always been enthusiastically promoted in Hollywood animation. The one-armed robot in the film is also an indispensable character in Hollywood animation. As for the artificial monster, it still retains the shadow of the previous monster movie. It is the indestructible rabbit that has become the biggest highlight in the film. The scenes that appear to be bothersome and laughter are also derived from the excellent performance of this rabbit. Due to the unconventional character design and the subversive nature of the film itself, this Hollywood animation film exudes a different taste from traditional Hollywood. In recent years, due to the "monopoly" of the three major animation studios, although refreshing works have appeared from time to time, marginal works such as "Frankenstein Egg" have not been seen.
Animation works such as "Battlefield Pigeon" and "Jungle Adventure" made me think that apart from the three major studios, almost no other companies can produce 3D animation well, but it turns out that some established film companies still Have a certain ability to produce excellent animations, such as Warner's "Happy Feet" a few years ago. But if "Happy Feet" is still relying on the mainstream image to defeat the three major studios, then "Frankenstein" is completely opposite to the three major studios, a marginal approach to win fans The cheers of the Gothic style, the warmth still has the charm that the mainstream route can't have.
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