mr. bean meets ralph steadman
i was a little put off by the format initially,
but once i got into it, it was well worth it.
it took me a bit to shake the feeling of unspoken influences;
i came up with a melange of the steadman/hunter thompson books,
run through the english sensibilities.
nifty hot little coal. it burns brightly
Formatwise it's a weird one alright; I wouldn't normally choose the storybook method but I'm glad I went through with it... it's better honed its desired audience this way.
Hunter S Thompson wasn't a specific influence (although I found "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" to be hilarious and will actively seek out his writing at some stage), but certainly Andy delivered some of his lines in that manner, probably as a reaction to the wisps of alcohol wafting through the main story.
Ralph Steadman's a talented guy; I think Nacho draws on many influences from Spanish surrealist cinema to Ren & Stimpy and then squelches his own creative spin on it.
As for Mr Bean, FORGET ABOUT THE MOVIES! The original TV series was one of the BEST COMEDY SHOWS produced for TV (it gradually went off the deep end but tried to keep a bit of that spark intact) and is definitely a favourite of mine.
To be honest though, I don't put things in boxes, and I take in great media so I can weave around and completely ignore most of what people get from it, drawing most off the elements people overlook.
It was great on this occasion though, to do something very archetypal and just pinch the edges so all the concepts skewed in interesting ways.
It's a fine coal in our creative fire, and I thank you for stoking the flames further with your great review!
I'm in awe.
That was a truly glorious creation you bestowed on us. The storytelling was clear, witty and understandable, the art style reminded me so much of those old watercoloured books that I read when I was a kid, and the story was so deep I had to take spelunking equipment.
Thankyou.
Hahaha, that's a great metaphor that I'm kicking myself for not putting in!
I'm very glad you enjoyed it. Thank you, too, for the review!
icredible
awesome storytelling, absorbed me. one thing, you said aiming myself aimlessly tho, does tht make snse?
Thanks man, that's really cool of you!
Yes, it makes sense when you consider that "aim" has two different meanings; "aim" as in to target or point towards something (in other words, he's looking at all the angles of the room) and having an "aim" as in having a goal (he's not really got a clue what he's doing there).
So put them together and he's aiming himself aimlessly; looking around the party with no particular agenda.
Cheers!
niiice
that was a very great story. I've never seen or heard a story like that. for that you get a perfect score... very imaginative.
wow, sucked me right in.
this is one of those things where i had to turn each page.