Went and saw this:
Went and saw this:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_King_and_the_Mockingbird#Cultural_references
It's very French, very surreal, probably helped a lot by being on some kind of medication, very preachy, and lethargic. Unless you are really into the history of animated films, or random European art films in general, I'd just rent it or something (assuming that's possible). The only version available to see was over-dubbed in English. I'd have gotten a little more out of it if it was just sub-titled, but then that might have had some effect on the visuals.
There are a few things that I suspected might have been left out of the translation to English, and according to Wikipete I am quite sure of it. It would have been difficult to translate some of the references or concepts*, although if you know what certain things are, like lèse majesté, they are obviously present.
The wikipedia article points out the long list of things that the film references, many of which are easily recognizable (if you are familiar with them in the first place). I hadn't read anything much about this ahead of time, other than it supposedly having been an influence on Miyazaki, The Iron Giant, and some other well-known animation.
The pacing was so slow and inconsistent I started to fall asleep, which isn't usually a thing that happens to me. There were some fun moments (the very well modernized reference to the person commenting on a royal wedding was pretty amusing). The main character of The Bird was clearly supposed to be grating, at least at times, and succeeded admirably.
So, yay for seeing something of historical interest. Not very entertaining, and not really a kids film, either, in spite of the supposedly based on a more or less happy fairy tale.
*I mean, how do you translate a reference to an operetta that conveys an entire plot line and all its cultural and social commentary, especially when a lot of people would wonder what the heck an operetta is, never mind not know that specific one?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_King_and_the_Mockingbird#Cultural_references
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_King_and_the_Mockingbird#Cultural_references
It's very French, very surreal, probably helped a lot by being on some kind of medication, very preachy, and lethargic. Unless you are really into the history of animated films, or random European art films in general, I'd just rent it or something (assuming that's possible). The only version available to see was over-dubbed in English. I'd have gotten a little more out of it if it was just sub-titled, but then that might have had some effect on the visuals.
There are a few things that I suspected might have been left out of the translation to English, and according to Wikipete I am quite sure of it. It would have been difficult to translate some of the references or concepts*, although if you know what certain things are, like lèse majesté, they are obviously present.
The wikipedia article points out the long list of things that the film references, many of which are easily recognizable (if you are familiar with them in the first place). I hadn't read anything much about this ahead of time, other than it supposedly having been an influence on Miyazaki, The Iron Giant, and some other well-known animation.
The pacing was so slow and inconsistent I started to fall asleep, which isn't usually a thing that happens to me. There were some fun moments (the very well modernized reference to the person commenting on a royal wedding was pretty amusing). The main character of The Bird was clearly supposed to be grating, at least at times, and succeeded admirably.
So, yay for seeing something of historical interest. Not very entertaining, and not really a kids film, either, in spite of the supposedly based on a more or less happy fairy tale.
*I mean, how do you translate a reference to an operetta that conveys an entire plot line and all its cultural and social commentary, especially when a lot of people would wonder what the heck an operetta is, never mind not know that specific one?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_King_and_the_Mockingbird#Cultural_references
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