Speaking of Benjamin René, there may be many people who are not familiar with this director. But the animated film "Ait Bear and Xena Rat", co-directed by him, with its aesthetic style, watercolor brushstrokes, and warm tones. It was once taken by netizens as wallpaper and avatar. The plot of feelings and healing across species makes the film have a high score of 8.8 on Douban.
The director's independent director's new work "The Story of the Big Bad Fox" recently released the first Chinese version of the trailer, and is scheduled for March 16. The film is adapted from the director's own original picture book "Bad Fox", which continues the light watercolor style of the previous work, and expresses the author's soft heart and funny talent with a simple and simple texture. Playfully recreate classic farm stories in the way of "old bottles of new wine", relive familiar animal fables, and convey deep warmth and humanity with simple pictures and stories.
Wow, it scares you to death
The painting style is fresh and moving- the wall is standing
Adapted from an original picture book, the original hand-drawn image has been adapted to the big screen. The hand-drawn style returns to tradition and authenticity, and has an unparalleled artistic value of modern industrial animation. The lines are simple and the brushstrokes are sincere, even if there is no full effect of Hollywood animation, it can better reflect the dynamics of the light and free characters, the god-shaped fun overflows the screen, and the watercolor blend is fresh and moving. It is also a film that can be taken at random to get beautiful wallpaper, referred to as "Wall Stand".
Witty plot - stealing chickens does not become a chicken parent
Set on a small farm, the film presents three comical donut-style short stories, namely pig teammates sending babies home, foxes stealing chickens, chicken parents and animals frantically saving Christmas.
Tribute to E.T.
The title of the film comes from the second story, although it is named "The Story of the Big Bad Fox", but the fox in the film is completely unable to support the setting given to him by the name, not only is he so small that he is bullied by the group, but also has to give his "lunch" as a guardian to protect them from the big bad wolf, and also receive complaints from other chicken parents - because his bear chicken boy bites other children. Such a stupid and cute fox can't eat meat and is malnourished and small. And the chicken he kidnapped is a red heart towards "Mom", and he has to be some bloodthirsty fox.
Don't provoke, don't provoke
My big bad fox doesn't want face?
Add a little madness to the poetic humor of this film. The director injects charming style and charm into the performance for the minimalist comic image, and the simple and fresh drawing style exudes a strong comedic gene! As Benjamin René himself put it – "We designed the film to be like a little candy, a lighthearted, fun, unpretentious moment to share with family."
High-scoring French animated films to look forward to
After the film was released in France on June 21, 2017, word of mouth exploded, and it ranked in the top five of the list of the best French films in 2017 by the audience on the "French Douban" allociné website. During the screening of the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, the London International Film Festival, the Toronto International Film Festival, and the Taiwan Golden Horse Film Festival, it received many praises.
"An absurd, quirky, heart-warming and witty film."
—The Hollywood Reporter
"Complete innocence, total cynicism and humility make the film particularly unique and fascinating."
—Set The Tape, UK
"Funny, chaotic but with love, bringing a touch of tenderness to a cruel world"
— The New Observer, France
It also has an excellent record of 8.3 rating on Douban and 100% fresh evaluation on Rotten Tomatoes.
Douban 8.3 points
Rotten Tomatoes review
Tired of watching hollywood animation with big scenes and big productions? Would you like to try a French Macron? "The Story of the Big Bad Fox" will take you to feel the French little freshness on March 16, into a warm and rustic world. The most important thing is that the rustic world still retains a trace of children's cunning and ghost spirits.
Simple, naïve, wonderful, that's enough!
To hug ~
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