Review of Beowulf

Why?

My major problem with this film wasn't the story--it's quite possibly the closest to the original tale I've seen, and the most interesting. They did a great job with showing the difference between the words the characters spoke, and what was actually being thought or said by them--a very different thing in this story.

No, the major problem with this film was that there was no reason for it to be animated. The animation still isn't fluid enough to feel real, and it distracts you and pulls you out of the film. Moreover, they use the faces of the actors anyway, so why bother animating them? You might as well spend the money (and far less time) costuming them and letting them act out the scenes. Computer animation hasn't progressed far enough to work for this sort of thing, and the story (and effects) weren't fantasical enough to warrent the whole thing being animated.

7/10

Added by Elfflame 4 years ago
on 6 August 2008 09:50

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Comments

moonsoar

Posted: 4 years, 9 months ago at Aug 6 12:20

I completely agree with you that this film didn't need to be animated. I had been disappointed in their choice to do that, because it had the potential to be so great, but the animation was distracting. While the computer graphics were beautiful when the characters were standing still, as soon any movement starts, everything looked choppy and awkward. It came across as just being a reason to show off what animation can theoretically do. It was a disappointment, when there are other computer animated movies out there that look better. Look at Final Fantasy: Advent Children. It looks more cartoonish, but the movement of characters and objects is so much more lifelike. :)

silent killer

Posted: 4 years, 9 months ago at Aug 6 15:17

took the words right out of my mouth. 100% correct.

nataliegoes

Posted: 4 years, 9 months ago at Aug 7 6:02

I also agree. And what is the point in using actors faces if they didn't act? What's with that?