"Trolls" presents an oil painting-like texture
The success of "Frozen" in 2013 has been repeatedly discussed by fans and industry insiders, in addition to the quality of the film and the degree of song singing, the transformation of Disney animation driven by "Trolls" in 2010, the integration of cg technology and hand-drawn style, and the integration of Pixar's creative genes are all reasons.
Since "The Trolls" was not introduced to the Chinese mainland that year, many viewers are not very familiar with its strength. Recently, screen junkies launched the honest trailer of "Trolls" before the simultaneous release of "Frozen 2" in China and the United States. In addition to the routine spitting, they emphasize that this movie is better than Frozen! (Disagreement to argue)
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From the end of the last century to the beginning of the 21st century, with the rise of Pixar Animation, DreamWorks Animation, and Blue Sky Studio, Disney, which has always adhered to the hand-drawn style of animation, was somewhat outdated, the box office failure of the hand-drawn animation "Star Silver Island" and "Legend of the Bear", and the 38% bad reviews of Rotten Tomatoes of the cg animation "Chicken Boy", which put the old animation studio into a trough.
Lightning Dogs gave Disney the feel of cg animation
In 2006, Pixar was acquired by Disney, and the new creative thinking was integrated into the old company, and with the appearance of "Lightning Dog" in 2008, Disney Animation breathed a sigh of relief. (The failure of 2009's "The Princess and the Frog" led them to abandon 2D animation altogether))
In 2010, the advent of "Trolls" was more significant for Disney's revival, because fairy tales, princes, princesses and songs and dances are the "authentic Disney". The film was originally intended to be a two-dimensional animation, but after the temporary change to cg, the production cycle was extended to 6 years.
"Trolls" was originally intended to be a two-dimensional animation in the style of hand-drawn
"Trolls" combines Pixar's cg technical advantages with Disney's hand-drawn style. The film uses the visual feeling of oil painting, but it is achieved with cg animation, which is very challenging. Under the leadership of John Lasseter, Disney initially held workshops to discuss the trade-offs between dozens of Disney's top traditional animators and CG artists.
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The film ends up using non-realistic drawing techniques (npr) to make the picture look like a real painting, and although the surface seems to be painted with a brush, it can still retain the depth and dimension made by computer animation.
Due to its commitment to the use of new technologies and the six years of production, the production cost of "Trolls" was the highest production cost of $260 million. Fortunately, the global box office of $600 million allows Disney to breathe a sigh of relief, plus the follow-up copyright revenue should be able to return the cost.
The director and cast of "Trolls" are not bad, one of the directors, Byrne Howard, later had a more powerful work "Zootopia", Mandy Moore, who voiced the heroine Lepe, became popular through the American drama "Our Day", and Zachary Levi, who voiced the male protagonist Eugene, later became a sand sculpture superhero - Shazam.
Byrne Howard (first from left), Mandy Moore (center)
Zachary Levy (center)
To Disney fans, 2008's Lightning Dog is a bit like the re-enactment of The Adventures of Oliver, while 2010's The Troll is the 21st century's Little Mermaid.
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The personality of Princess Lepe in "Trolls" is very distinct, and it is more feminist than the previous Disney princesses, laying the groundwork for the double princess configuration in "Frozen".
Having said all that about The Trolls, unfortunately, 2010 was an unprecedented year of competition for cartoons. That year, there were only 3 nominations for the Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film, Pixar's "Toy Story 3", DreamWorks Animation's "How to Train Your Dragon" and the French animation "Magician", which made Disney's film ignored and only nominated for Best Film Original Song.