The animation is laughable at times, but the atmosphere is well crafted.
Reviews for "GIRL & IT"
very good worth a 5
I remember this when you were still working on it 2 years ago, congratulations, you've a lot to be proud of here! For sake of later improvement, I didn't care much for the stagnant eyes, and the girls huge eyes were stuck in perpetual shock, really made looking at her difficult! I felt that the flute notes sounded way too synthetic, especially when the girl played for the last time.
Aside from that, the sub-text, overall look and pacing of this animation is extraordinary for one person to complete. You may have only gotten Daily 3rd place with this (rotten luck), but it's sure to place very high in the monthly voting, This is definitely a classic, and I'm glad it's here at NG
whoa amazing! standing ovation! for plot, writing, animation, and art! 5/5! one question.
what language is that? I know i've heard it before. is it a pre-spanish-invasion middle or
south american language?
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?