I like watching movies. However, I watch only animation movies at the movie theatre in Canada because it is often hard for me to catch up the development of the non-animation movies. Today’s animation movies are making use of computer graphics. These techniques create the very realistic movements of the characters. Some people say that the traditional handwritten animation cannot satisfy today’s children who are familiar with many refined CG images. However, Hayao Miyazaki is worldly regarded as a matchless Japanese director of the handwritten animation. Here is his photo.
One of his well-known animations is “Spirited Away”. The themes of his animation are always so deep and it is said that we need to watch at least two or three times in order to understand his themes. I watched “Spirited Away” twice and my sister watched it five times! He draws a scene one by one with his hands and rarely uses computers for image making. Although the realistic movements or refined images are the very important elements in the entertainment animations, I also like his non-CG animations. Because of his handwritten technique, the soft images of his animation give me pleasant and comfortable feelings. I am curious about high-technology, but I do not want Hayao Miyazaki to give up his way of animation making. His new animation, “Ponyo On A Cliff”, is coming soon! In this movie, he did not use computer at all in the process of image making. The main setting of this animation is the ocean. I love ocean! So I want to watch what kinds of ocean waves are shown by the handwritten technique.
Here is an image from the coming movie “Ponyo On A Cliff”!
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