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Reviews for "GIRL & IT"
Wow first time I see a full Animation movie on newgrounds!! you deserver 5/5 just for the effort of making a full 40 minutes movie!
This movie deserve my 1st position in the monthly vote.
I really loved the caveman theme this was really well done even If I didn't like the ending.
This is top notch. The only thing i have to complain about is the beast. I could've missed it, but there is no background on it. Also, the flashbacks were somewhat confusing. Arab speech is SOO satisfying for this kind of animation!
Looking forward for a sequel!
Dude, not only is the story/animation top quality but your music is world class as well. You're Disney Pixar Studio Ghibli caliber. I don't mean the movie itself could pass as one of theirs, but considering that you're just one guy you could easily work for a top animation company, even as a high-level employee like a story consultant or something.
Others have mentioned lack of facial expressions and that's kind of an obvious gripe and it didn't bother me. You knew your limitations and you made it work. I especially makes sense for the girl to have a frozen face because she's sort of this traumatized mute. And your whole style is very much like a puppet show, so that works out just fine.
If I were to make suggestions it would mostly be about clarity in the story. I had no idea why the Flying Crow trio was chasing Sunrise at first, and maybe it's supposed to be that way because it becomes clear later on. But I think it could still use a little hint, maybe just one piece of dialogue earlier on that suggests these guys have gone rogue and aren't operating under the king's wishes. Also it's a little confusing why the empire wanted these people eradicated in the flashback. I mean of course it makes sense when we have cultural context that exists outside the scope of the movie, but the movie maybe could've done something earlier on to suggest that the situation in the movie corresponds to what we've seen in historical genocide situations. The movie ambiguously makes it seem like the mother and the daughter and the boy are special for some reason, like they're part of some bloodline that has the right to the throne. It's not really clear.
I think Sunrise's internal conflict could've been played up more before the flashback. Like he should've been more unsure of whether to kill the beast to become king or to let it live because he is befriending the beast. Of course other people mention the ambiguous focus of the story so I won't get into that. But it is a little strange that it's called "GIRL & IT" when the last quarter of the movie doesn't have "it" in it.
If only Sunrise had killed the beast and brought back its head then there could've been a happy ending. As king, he could've ended the slaughter. Maybe the beast would've understood and offered up its life.
I think what I like most about the movie is the setting. You've created such a deep and vivid and beautiful fantasy world that works so well. What language is being spoken in the movie?
It is not often that a quality work of this caliber is is shown on newgrounds. This was a moving, visually impressive piece. It was a moving experience to say the least. And it deserves more than a 3rd or 4th place. AT the very least I think it is one of the best works on new grounds for April. Maybe one of the best works newgrounds has this year.