Based on a best-selling novel by Deborah Ellis and nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 90th Oscar Academy Awards; The Animated film "The Breadwinner" has earned over 94% rating from the known critique site Rotten Tomatoes,topping even the Academy's winning Best Feature Film "Shape of Water" with a 2% advance and earning over $228,056 in the Box Office after it's release on December 22,2017. The Breadwinner was directed by Nora Twomey and written by Anita Doron, who were also responsible for bringing "The secret of Kells" and "The Lesser Blessed" to life; and was produced by "Tomm Moore" who was the mastermind behind "Song of the Sea" and "The secret of Kells".
The Breadwinner is about Parvana, a 11-year-old girl growing up under the Taliban in Afghanistan in 2001. When her father is wrongfully arrested, Parvana cuts off her hair and dresses like a boy in order to support her family. Working alongside her friend Shauzia, Parvana discovers a new world of freedom-and danger. With undaunted courage, Parvana draws strength from the fantastical stories she invents, as she embarks on a quest to find her father and reunite her family. Equal parts thrilling and enchanting, The Breadwinner is an inspiring and luminously animated tale about the power of stories to sustain hope and carry us through dark times. The story itself is intriguing enough; with it's subject being about Women Rights and other important matters as seen in the film but the fluid and creative way of telling the story through it's unique style makes it suitable for all ages to watch and endure in the story. With simplistic animation and a nostalgic way of delivering the message of the story. This makes a mark that even something as simple as Art through animation can strike big, Although films such as the nominated "Boss Baby" and "COCO" have also fluid and smooth forms of 3D art; Films nowadays within the Animation circle produce less and less 2D art that hit the big screen; That is where films such as "The breadwinner" and "Loving Vincent" step in.
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Tomm Moore and Cartoon Saloon's unique style is simply majestic and the color combinations give more life and perspective and use elements like lighting and shading to create the picture.
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Patterns and character variety also helps to give more personality to the art style as well, for example: rounder and more soft designs help give emphasis on showing a more pure and cheerful trait to the character.
Now moving on to another nominated film for Best Animated Feature "Loving Vincent", Also known as the world's first fully painted feature film produced by Oscar-winning studios Breakthru Films and Trademark Films; A film made by a collaboration of more than 100 painters from all over the world, creating the 65,000 paintings used to animate the whole film, earning an 84% rating from Rotten Tomatoes. The film is based from the real-life story about the aftermath regarding Vincent VanGogh's unusual death and how life went on after the passing of the painter. Directed by Dorota Kobiela and Hugh Welchman and earning over $6,388,510 in the Box Office.
Screencap of 'Loving Vincent'
It is amazing how art can go in such measures of greatness,These films prove that Art is a form of escapism and it can be taken into the next level, making visual pathways to unlock the imagination and creative aesthetic we all yearn for. As we evolve, Art evolves as well; expressing ourselves through a variety of creative acts.
Screencap of 'Loving Vincent'
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