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Everything in the film completes the transition from good to great.
- "Time"
has bright and attractive graphics, and the music fits the characters well.
——"Chicago Sun-Times"
film has strong and gorgeous 3D visual effects. ——The behind-the- scenes production of
"Box Office Magazine" The accident of the voice actor In 2006, "Happy Big Feet" turned out and became the biggest winner in the animation that year. In addition to the interesting story, upbeat singing and dancing, and a different theme than Pixar, another big reason for the popularity of this animation is the voices of big-name stars. In particular, Robin Williams' eye-catching performance of playing multiple roles has become the talk of many fans.
In the second episode, director George Miller retrieved the actors who had voiced in the first episode, and still asked them to dub the characters they once "played" in the film. Elijah Wood, Robin Williams, Hugo Weaving and other important actors have all returned to the crew. The voice of Marble's son is Elizabeth Daly, who had previously voiced the young Marble in the first episode. The only one who didn't return was Brittany Murphy, who once voiced Gloria, the young actress who died in 2009. George Miller's new voice actor for this role is Pink, a well-known singer in the music industry. Tell Me Something Good) song. George Miller said: "It all happened so suddenly, we were not ready, Brittany Murphy left us. Before she died, we said we were ready to start shooting in 2010. A sequel to "Happy Feet", but who knew she just left us. With a little regret, I got Pink to voice the character of Gloria. Pink did a great job, she captured the character well Loria's character and Murphy's vocal characteristics, and she will also let go of her voice and sing a few songs in the film. Actually, this is also a blessing for us, because after losing an actor, we can immediately find the right person ."
In addition, there are two big-name actors who voice the two quirky little krill, Matt Damon and Brad Pitt. Regarding such a lineup, George Miller said: "These voice actors, whether they are old actors or new ones, have performed very well. Perhaps in addition to the singing and dancing content of the film itself, the most interesting thing is these actors'" Oral performance' ability. Because many of the jokes in the film are verbal jokes, they can only be conveyed through the performance of the voice actors." A
bigger challenge
In the first episode, the penguin is the absolute protagonist; in the second episode, a variety of marine animals have joined the adventure. Among them are giant walruses and tiny krill. The increase in animal species has increased the work of the crew a lot. George Miller said: "The increase in the variety of animals makes the film look very cheerful, but it doubles our work behind it. We have to study the structure, structure and movement of many animals. Then design them. A new, acceptable image. Finally, the character and emotion are designed according to this image. So, the more kinds of animals, the more difficult our work. However, when we see this group of animals alive and kicking on the screen When the time comes, you can feel that your work is not in vain. The most important thing is that these animals can be loved by everyone, and awaken people's awareness to protect them and stop polluting the environment. If we can do this, then our efforts It’s no longer about entertaining yourself.”
Another challenge was the expansion of the film’s story. The story of the first episode is the growth of young penguins, and in this episode, in addition to Marble's son who has to experience the same growth experience as his father, the animals living in Antarctica must unite to survive the disaster. This new story and larger dimension brought many new challenges to the script writing and joke arrangement of the film. George Miller said: "It is true that we have to balance a lot of elements and plots, and the most important thing is how to combine the small content with the big idea. Also, the story of the first episode was a little dull. So we hope to be able to Add more comedy to this episode. That makes it a lot more difficult to write because there are so many elements to juggle and balance." Elijah Wood, who voiced Marble, said: "Compared to The literary sense of the last episode, the comedy and commercial sense of this episode are obviously much heavier. But I have to say that Miller's script is still very strong. He has incorporated a lot of elements into the short dozens of pages of script. .There's comedy, there's song and dance, and there's even environmental stuff in it. It's very surprising to me. Most importantly, the script, like the previous episode, tells the story from the penguin's point of view, and it doesn't feel condescending "
Tidbits
. The script of the film was created by George Miller, the director of the first episode, and will be released in 3D.
· The dance of the penguins in the film is a tap dance.
Penguin's dance moves are "copied" from the movements of contemporary rhythmic tap dancer Seven Glover.
· Before and after the release of the movie, there are several literary works titled "Happy Feet 2" to be published. Some of the storylines match the plot of the movie, and some don't.
·The film's game of the same name has been released on various platforms by KMM Games and WayForward Technologies prior to the release of the film.
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