Film Critiques

Romeo and Juliet ANIMATICS

I think some aspects of the movie are well done. One aspect is the image. The drawings are clear and expressive, so one can get an idea of what is going on. Another aspect is the sense of a stage. Rather than conveying the scene like a movie, these two people clearly chose to make it as though the viewer is part of the audience at the play. This I find interesting.
Other than these two aspects I find this clip terrible. The sound is unclear and cut wierdly which reminds us , the viewers, that it is home-made. Another part of the film which I disagree on is the fact that Juliet is a donkey. Perhaps the choice to do so represents the thought, of the creators, that Juliet is an idiot or perhaps it is merely for the sake of humour, nonetheless this liberty that the creators took makes one (or maybe just me) take the clip less seriously.
My overall thought is that the film is boring as it does not provoke thought. But my judgement may be clouded by the fact that I don't find this funny.

Romeo and Juliet Flipbook

Overall I find this clip good. This is for several reasons, one being that in just four minutes the creator managed to sum up the entire play with simple images that the viewer can understand. Another is the music. I like the music because it does not overpower the images like it often does in home-made movies. I also liked it because in the beginning it was pleasant while it began to climax at the end. The reason i don't like the clip is the fact that it is a recording of a flipbook. I think it would have been much better if the drawings were on the computer and it was a stop-motion. I think this because if it were on the computer the images would be shown with more fluidity and it would be more stable.

Romeo & Juliet

This is another movie I find relatively good. The music has a perfect volume while the sound is clear and easy to understand. One aspect I like very much about this clip is that there was a sense of depth in most scenes. Also if one did not know of the storyline in the play, they would still understand what's going on. The only thing i did not like in this movie is the liberties the creators took regarding the language.

Romeo and Juliet Stop Motion Style

This movie is my favourite interpretation of the play. I find the directing of both camera work and figures really good and rather sophisticated. With the different camera shots one feels as though they are watching a movie. Another element I enjoy is the music.The way the movie began with fast and intense music but made a transition into slow music. Both pieces of music were really well-chosen, I thought, especially the latter piece as I thought that I would only hear it in the sad moments of 'LOST'. Most of all though, I liked the way the music, camera work, and figures corresponded with each other.