How is it compared to Triplettes? It's my favorite animated film ever, and a large part of that is the visual style.
The thing's hollow-it goes on forever-and-oh my God-it's full of stars!
Im seeing it tomorrow night! I'll get back to you. :)
shareI loved Triplettes, but this one left me pretty cold.
The animation is, of course, absolutely wonderful: Chomet has got an amazing style. But i didn't really "feel" the film, you know? Storywise it was pretty empty; the movie, for me, became rather dull halfway.
I would give it 6 out of 10. Triplettes for me was 8.5, for comparison.
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bam! ditto your review. BEAUTIFUL animation and brilliant character design and artwork, but the story left me flat and i kept wondering when it would be over... or at least pick up in pace. it was a LONG 80 minutes. not nearly as many sight gags as 'Triplets', either. anyone who's seen any of Tati's work like 'Mon Oncle' i think would find this adaptation to be a bit lifeless.
shareIt's excellent but really depressing.
shareMuch better than Triplets. No doubt about it.
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I agree, this is much better than Triplets. I watched Triplets yesterday having enjoyed the Illusionist so much. The animation is still very good in Triplets but not as beautiful as The Illusionist. The story line in Triplets is very strange - perhaps aimed more at children?
shareI too had a big problem with story of Triplets. It was just so wierd I found if off putting. I did enjoy the relationship between the characters when it was apparent. but most of the time the people seem to get shoved aside by odd plot maneuverings.
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I doubt that Belleville was aimed for children! The scene with the prostitutes, the men turning into monkeys from watching Josephine Baker's Banana Dance... I'm sure that some children might enjoy it but the target audience was slightly older.
triplets were more wacky and easier to get into and it resembled old american cartoons.
This movie is deeper and goes back to the roots of european art animation, one of the reasons Annecy was founded.
When i saw triplets a few years back, the cinema was full and the audience laughed.
Here there were just 10-15 people, all grown-ups and the laughs fewer and toned down.
Also in contrast to triplets, cinemas for the illusionist are not that mainstream.
Not many animated movies choose this narrative approach and it will not appeal to many since animation is not perceived that way. Hence negative opinions should also regard that in animation there are not many films like this
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It's interesting reading the comments: the people who saw and loved Triplets felt a little let down by l'Illusionniste, and the other way around. Each movie is different: Triplets is zany, energetic and hallucinatory, while l'Illusionniste is slower and sadder; despite being whimsical it's more ground in the real world than Triplets is. I loved both.
I agree. Both are brilliant. These guys really bring something special to the world of animated film that's found nowhere else.
“Your thinking is untidy, like most so-called thinking today.” (Murder, My Sweet)
I thought they were not much alike. Except both are very beautiful and have good hearts.
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