The Lion King
This classic Disney animated film tells the story of a lion prince's quest to rule the pride lands.
The story centers on a lion cub named Simba who, blaming himself for his father’s death, leaves his tribe to live with a meerkat and warthog. Sadly, it was Simba’s evil uncle who actually committed the murder so he could become king of the tribe.
But The Lion King also tells us that we can learn from the past, that tyrants should be overthrown, and that we should own up to our mistakes in the end. This also makes The Lion King one of Disney's most adult movies.
The Disney crew did wonderful job , inviting viewers in Simba’s journey from childhood to adulthood and in preparing them for the climactic showdown.
Aladdin
Loosely based on the tale of the same name from 'The Arabian Nights', this captivating toon tells the story of street urchin Aladdin.
Aladdin who lives in a large and busy town long ago with his faithful monkey friend Abu. When Princess Jasmine gets tired of being forced to remain in the palace that overlooks the city, she sneaks out to the marketplace, where she accidentally meets Aladdin. Under the orders of the evil Jafar (the sultan's advisor), Aladdin is thrown in jail and becomes caught up in Jafar's plot to rule the land with the aid of a mysterious lamp. Legend has it that only a person who is a "diamond in the rough" can retrieve the lamp from the Cave of Wonders. Aladdin might fight that description, but that's not enough to marry the princess, who must (by law) marry a prince.
The story goes interesting after this.
It was directed by John Musker and Ron Clements, both of whom had just finished writing and directing The Little Mermaid. The musical score was created by Alan Menken, which received the 1992 Academy Award for Original Music Score for his work,[3] and the song lyrics were written by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice.
Toy Story
Toy Story is about the 'secret life of toys' when people are not around. When Buzz Lightyear, a space-ranger, takes Woody's place as Andy's favorite toy, Woody doesn't like the situation and gets into a fight with Buzz. Accidentaly Buzz falls out the window and Woody is accused by all the other toys of having killed him. He has to go out of the house to look for him so that they can both return to Andys room. But while on the outside they get into all kind of trouble while trying to get home.
This classic Disney animated film tells the story of a lion prince's quest to rule the pride lands.
The story centers on a lion cub named Simba who, blaming himself for his father’s death, leaves his tribe to live with a meerkat and warthog. Sadly, it was Simba’s evil uncle who actually committed the murder so he could become king of the tribe.
But The Lion King also tells us that we can learn from the past, that tyrants should be overthrown, and that we should own up to our mistakes in the end. This also makes The Lion King one of Disney's most adult movies.
The Disney crew did wonderful job , inviting viewers in Simba’s journey from childhood to adulthood and in preparing them for the climactic showdown.
Aladdin
Loosely based on the tale of the same name from 'The Arabian Nights', this captivating toon tells the story of street urchin Aladdin.Aladdin who lives in a large and busy town long ago with his faithful monkey friend Abu. When Princess Jasmine gets tired of being forced to remain in the palace that overlooks the city, she sneaks out to the marketplace, where she accidentally meets Aladdin. Under the orders of the evil Jafar (the sultan's advisor), Aladdin is thrown in jail and becomes caught up in Jafar's plot to rule the land with the aid of a mysterious lamp. Legend has it that only a person who is a "diamond in the rough" can retrieve the lamp from the Cave of Wonders. Aladdin might fight that description, but that's not enough to marry the princess, who must (by law) marry a prince.
The story goes interesting after this.
It was directed by John Musker and Ron Clements, both of whom had just finished writing and directing The Little Mermaid. The musical score was created by Alan Menken, which received the 1992 Academy Award for Original Music Score for his work,[3] and the song lyrics were written by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice.
Toy Story
Toy Story is about the 'secret life of toys' when people are not around. When Buzz Lightyear, a space-ranger, takes Woody's place as Andy's favorite toy, Woody doesn't like the situation and gets into a fight with Buzz. Accidentaly Buzz falls out the window and Woody is accused by all the other toys of having killed him. He has to go out of the house to look for him so that they can both return to Andys room. But while on the outside they get into all kind of trouble while trying to get home.Shrek
It took three years and over 275 artists and computer geeks to bring Shrek to the big screen.
The film's main character is the titular Shrek (voiced by Mike Myers, Austin Powers), a big green ogre who loves his privacy and lives in an isolated swamp far away from just about everybody.
Shrek's dream lifestyle comes to a screeching halt one day when his swamp becomes overrun with fairytale characters that have been banished from a nearby kingdom. Everyone from the Little Gingerbread Man to the Three Little Pigs have nowhere else to go after being given the boot by the diabolically short Lord Farquaad (John Lithgow, 3rd Rock From the Sun), a man intent on creating the perfect empire over which he shall rule like a king. To do so, Farquaad is told, he needs to marry a princess, and we see him as a contestant in a very amusing animated version of The Dating Game. Farquaad settles on Princess Fiona (Cameron Diaz, Charlie's Angels), who is, like every decent princess should be, locked away in a dragon-guarded tower as she eagerly awaits her first kiss. Because Farquaad has Short Man's Syndrome, he has decided it would be better to get someone else to rescue the princess and bring her to him. Enter Shrek, who is willing to do just about anything in exchange for the removal of Pinocchio and Goldilocks from his piece of land
The title character (Meyers) is a large, green ogre who values his privacy above all else. Since he's ugly, scary, and has a personal hygiene that would make most 13 year old guys seem tidy, alone time really hasn't been a problem for him. That all changes when tiny Lord Farquaad (Lithgow) decides to banish all the fairy tale "things" in the land to Shrek's swamp.
Shrek does slow down in a few spots, specifically during some of the songs. But for the most part, it's a giggle-inducing ride through a land of warped fairy tales and broken clichés.
The scenes in which the animation takes place are immense and the actual scale and quality of the animation has never been this good. The creators have managed to push the computer hardware to its absolute limits to create this masterpiece.
Finding Nemo
Marlin (voiced by Albert Brooks) and Coral (voiced by Elizabeth Perkins) are a couple of clown fish who are proud parents of a new litter of baby clown fish, still in their egg stage. Marlin wants to name half of them Marlin Jr. and the other half Coral Jr., but Coral wants at least one of them to be named Nemo.
A tale which follows the comedic and eventful journeys of two fish, the fretful Malin and his young son Nemo, who are separated from each another in the Great Barrier Reef when Nemo is unexpectedly taken from his home, and thrust into a fish tank in a dentist's office overlooking Sydney Harbor. Buoyed by the companionship of a friendly but forgetful fish named Dory, the overly cautious Malin embarks on in a dangerous trek and finds himself the unlikely hero of an epic journey to rescue his son. Meanwhile the young Nemo hatches a few daring plans of his own to return home safely.
There is beauty and brilliance in every frame. Tasked with creating an undersea environment, the animators have excelled themselves, capturing textures, light, shade and movement that could be photo-real, were it not for the clever way the makers have subtly caricatured landscapes, as well as characters, lending a warm cartoonish quality to the stunning visuals.
It took three years and over 275 artists and computer geeks to bring Shrek to the big screen.
The film's main character is the titular Shrek (voiced by Mike Myers, Austin Powers), a big green ogre who loves his privacy and lives in an isolated swamp far away from just about everybody.
Shrek's dream lifestyle comes to a screeching halt one day when his swamp becomes overrun with fairytale characters that have been banished from a nearby kingdom. Everyone from the Little Gingerbread Man to the Three Little Pigs have nowhere else to go after being given the boot by the diabolically short Lord Farquaad (John Lithgow, 3rd Rock From the Sun), a man intent on creating the perfect empire over which he shall rule like a king. To do so, Farquaad is told, he needs to marry a princess, and we see him as a contestant in a very amusing animated version of The Dating Game. Farquaad settles on Princess Fiona (Cameron Diaz, Charlie's Angels), who is, like every decent princess should be, locked away in a dragon-guarded tower as she eagerly awaits her first kiss. Because Farquaad has Short Man's Syndrome, he has decided it would be better to get someone else to rescue the princess and bring her to him. Enter Shrek, who is willing to do just about anything in exchange for the removal of Pinocchio and Goldilocks from his piece of land
The title character (Meyers) is a large, green ogre who values his privacy above all else. Since he's ugly, scary, and has a personal hygiene that would make most 13 year old guys seem tidy, alone time really hasn't been a problem for him. That all changes when tiny Lord Farquaad (Lithgow) decides to banish all the fairy tale "things" in the land to Shrek's swamp.
Shrek does slow down in a few spots, specifically during some of the songs. But for the most part, it's a giggle-inducing ride through a land of warped fairy tales and broken clichés.
The scenes in which the animation takes place are immense and the actual scale and quality of the animation has never been this good. The creators have managed to push the computer hardware to its absolute limits to create this masterpiece.
Finding Nemo
Marlin (voiced by Albert Brooks) and Coral (voiced by Elizabeth Perkins) are a couple of clown fish who are proud parents of a new litter of baby clown fish, still in their egg stage. Marlin wants to name half of them Marlin Jr. and the other half Coral Jr., but Coral wants at least one of them to be named Nemo.A tale which follows the comedic and eventful journeys of two fish, the fretful Malin and his young son Nemo, who are separated from each another in the Great Barrier Reef when Nemo is unexpectedly taken from his home, and thrust into a fish tank in a dentist's office overlooking Sydney Harbor. Buoyed by the companionship of a friendly but forgetful fish named Dory, the overly cautious Malin embarks on in a dangerous trek and finds himself the unlikely hero of an epic journey to rescue his son. Meanwhile the young Nemo hatches a few daring plans of his own to return home safely.
There is beauty and brilliance in every frame. Tasked with creating an undersea environment, the animators have excelled themselves, capturing textures, light, shade and movement that could be photo-real, were it not for the clever way the makers have subtly caricatured landscapes, as well as characters, lending a warm cartoonish quality to the stunning visuals.
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