Oscar Season

 

Oscar season is upon us, and I need you to know that there is only one film that matters.

All the others can go home and call it a day.

Now, I have a tendency to speak hyperbolically about things, especially things like films, and so I carefully checked the full list of Oscar contenders to see if I was over-stretching it.

Nope. I wasn’t.

There is only one film that matters, and it is an absolutely PERFECT film. A 10 out of 10. A slamdunk. A homerun.

I’m talking about Isle of Dogs.

Let’s break it down systematically.

The Breakdown:

  • Adorable Story Line ✔

  • Poignant, of-the-moment political commentary ✔

  • Outstanding original music ✔

  • Charming voiceovers ✔

  • Rich character development ✔

  • Genius visual and sound editing ✔

But it’s the animation that makes this all come together. I don’t care if you absolutely loathe Wes Anderson (well, I do care, but for the sake of this argument I’ll let it slide); surely you can appreciate the incredible, groundbreaking, and painstaking labor that went into this film.

If you thought these doggies were simply the composite brushstrokes of a few simple mouse clicks, you’d be terribly mistaken. Each character, each tuft of fur, each tin can or sushi roll is hand-sculpted. I’m not sure what kind of polymers they used - it doesn’t matter.

Then, mind you, those sculptures were moved to form a kind of stop-motion animation. And then from there, an animator filled in some movements to make them a little more fluid.

If you don’t believe me, watch this video of the artists at work creating their models:

 
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