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Posting reply to New interview with Dean DeBlois
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Clickable Emoticons	Astrid wrote: > I know this won't add much to the discution, but Cartoon Freak I am so glad > you're still around. It's nice to see some logic around here. > > Now regarding the interview, well I must say I haven't watched the film > since its release and I don't think I will any time soon. I'm just so > disappointed with it, it's just going to take a while before I can watch it > without getting angry at it. And when I see what it was supposed to be it > is so frustrating to know it could be so much better, that original idea > could have been so much better for the movie, it just makes me bitter. > > Anyway I can just hope Dean will make a better movie next time, but this > comment is really sad. [quote] We discovered probably mid-way through the > process of making the film that that idea was maybe just a little too > challenging for our audience, if you think of all the kids kinda turning to > their parents and saying, “Why is Hiccup fighting his mom? And why is his > mom taking away the dragons?” You realize that’s probably, although kinda > cool and Shakespearean, probably a little heavy and a little challenging > for the kids, in particular the moms and the parents that take their kids > to these movies (laughs) [/quote] > I've always thought art was something to enjoy but also a wonderful thing > that will make you think, that will make you go further and inspire people. > But apparently the entertainement factor is what matters, and god forbid > you're making your audience think, it seems it has become a sin. > [s]or perhaps that's my mistake to think animation films are art[/s]
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Kyle 11 Nov 2014, 15:45

Good answer! And I fully agree with you about the artist thing, as long as it is well thought out. Though, as a sculptor, I find I am hardest on my work.

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