When inventors with IQ and no emotional intelligence meet sentient pet dogs, what kind of story will they collide with, a small series full of introverted and calm British humor, "Super Invincible Dog". The series is never known for its length, and the only one that is more than an hour old is The Curse of the Human Rabbit, which is only 80 minutes long.
Perhaps because of the inheritance of the characteristics of Nuwa, the director will also use mud to create people. Brilliant colors and strong three-dimensional sense are the natural attributes of mud villains. Clay animation is well known to everyone, but compared to this short story set-like series, "Chicken Run" may be more well-known. The chicken and Wallace's identical mouths prove that Darwin's theory of evolution is as valid in the mythical world of Nuwa's creation of man.
It should be mentioned here that "Super Invincible Dog" certainly does not use plasticine, and it is not a general plastic clay, which is self-made by Adam Animation Company. This Adam's homemade plastic clay performs better at maintaining shape at higher temperatures.
It is precisely because of this that unlike the delicate and smooth surface of "Chicken Run", the characters of "Head Dog" can better reflect the characteristics of clay in texture, and even the fingerprints of the creator are clearly visible. This kind of seemingly crude details will not make people unhappy or even drama in the category of clay animation, but it is kind and cute, and there is a word in the literary and play world - "ancient clumsy", which is most suitable for use here.
As archaic as the styling is the first installment of the "Head Dog" series, "Moon Picnic". This short film, born in 1986, can be summed up in one sentence: Go to the moon and eat cheese. This film is more like a test of the waters, showing the key elements that laid the foundation for the "Boss Dog" series: clay, cheese-loving, small inventions, cute male protagonists and British butler potential dogs. Then for a long time there seemed to be no then, until 7 years later.
Like the itch of seven years, "Lead the Goose into the Room" begins to show that "The Head Dog" is nothing less than Pixar's narrative ability, bringing us a simple and twisted story in just half an hour. Intrigue, friendship, mustard, misunderstandings and reunions are all condensed in 30 minutes, not to mention creative small bridges, such as a rubber glove gorgeous transformation from a penguin into a rooster, and a large visual sense of the gunfight chase of the toy train.
The third film, Razor's Edge, introduces Wallace's love story, while also seeing another clay image that has become deeply rooted in people's hearts: "Shaun the Sheep". It's just a pity that this charming female shopkeeper has an unknown side, and it seems that Wallace, the little head, still has a long way to go if he wants to be a father. The scene where Agau holds "Crime and Punishment" in prison once again reflects the humorous characteristics of the British people who are quiet and funny, and their faces do not change color.
The inertia of Wallace's inventions, which never worked in their own rightful purpose, continues, and in the film is no exception. Yes, the movie, finally one is a movie, although the award name is "animated feature film"... 2005's "The Curse of the Human Rabbit" tells the story of the human rabbit war, saying that it is a big war, but it is not the relationship between annihilation and annihilation, Wallace,The technological dead house wants is still a peaceful way to deal with it, and the childlike technological idea of brainwashing the rabbit makes people can't help but be amused.
At a time when the wind of selling cuteness has not yet prevailed, the "heroic posture" of the dog Agao's witty savior and the pitiful and pitiful wronged Chuchu are so cute. In addition to the pig-nosed rabbits being a bit cute, the character modeling to the scene can not be called beautiful, but it still reveals simplicity and innocence everywhere. The personal demonstration of the technology dick house and the gentleman butler dog tells us that cuteness is never synonymous with "selling cuteness".
After that, Wallace took Argaux back to make their short film, and the suspense film "Bread and Death" with a bit of horror was born. In addition to getting himself involved in embarrassing inventions, Wallace's other bad woman destined to be lingering, last time it was Windlin, this time it was Pella.
A small VIP brought by Pella allows Agao to temporarily get rid of the identity of a single dog, but unfortunately the good times are still not long. Perhaps the director's intention is to tell us that passion is short-lived, and good friends are a lifetime.
The long time period of clay animation production, the complexity of the materials, and the cumbersome process can be discussed as a topic alone. With the development of film technology, it is not impossible to reproduce the clay effect with CG animation, and such time-consuming and laborious shows that it is not only out of professional persistence, but also from the bottom of the heart.
In today's flood of film and television works, there are very few works that can use love as the driving force, and it is very exciting that these two good partners will not have more and more interesting adventure stories.
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