 | Next I watched Shrek... the animation movie that played in the theatres a couple of months ago, and I totally loved it. The creatures are just lovely! Emotions, smile, cry... it's all so real, and that is the trick maybe : we can distinguish human emotions as fake or true in a fraction of a second, because we see it all around us, but cartoon characters are unreal, and thus we are more open to what they look like, and how the act, even if they show 'human' emotions. In that lies also the strenght of animation pictures : both kids and adults realize that the characters are unreal (adults obviously more as kids) but nevertheless bond with them and their emotions very easily. We let go of our own reflections of the world and become part of their. This is not psychology 101 or so (I've never studied anything of that kind...) but this is what I feel. If you have the chance to see Shrek, don't hesitate! Ow... the donkey is pretty irritating, but listen to all his comments : they are absolutely fab! |
