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Just...no.
Feb. 25th, 2010 01:46 pmBad casting choices aside, I just don't think A:TLA translates all that well to live-action format:
I mean, those effects? If A:TLA had been a book, sure, maybe they could have pulled it off. But in animation, the action flowed well. The physics made sense, BECAUSE IT WAS CLEARLY A CARTOON. But when it's on live-action format, suspending disbelief like this is so difficult.
This isn't like Star Trek suspension of disbelief. ST movies have only the option of improvement, because as scifi goes, things get bigger and better and flashier and shinier. When the Enterprise comes on the screen, it's breathtaking. Also because we know it's not real.... YET it could be and when it does become real, it can only be better.
This, though? It rings false, because in animation, it looks so good and elicits so much, so the live-action effort seems like it's trying to keep up as a result. Also, the animation had vibrant colours, and the dark colours of the movie just make it an entirely different animal altogether. Makes one wonder why they bothered at all, surely the budget could have been used for an original story, rather than an abridged story.
I mean, those effects? If A:TLA had been a book, sure, maybe they could have pulled it off. But in animation, the action flowed well. The physics made sense, BECAUSE IT WAS CLEARLY A CARTOON. But when it's on live-action format, suspending disbelief like this is so difficult.
This isn't like Star Trek suspension of disbelief. ST movies have only the option of improvement, because as scifi goes, things get bigger and better and flashier and shinier. When the Enterprise comes on the screen, it's breathtaking. Also because we know it's not real.... YET it could be and when it does become real, it can only be better.
This, though? It rings false, because in animation, it looks so good and elicits so much, so the live-action effort seems like it's trying to keep up as a result. Also, the animation had vibrant colours, and the dark colours of the movie just make it an entirely different animal altogether. Makes one wonder why they bothered at all, surely the budget could have been used for an original story, rather than an abridged story.