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I was never a very big fan of princess movies, not because I thought they were too girly, just that they were all the same. Except for some exceptions like The Little Mermaid every princess story seemed to bore me. Because of this, I tried to put away watching any princess movies nominated for the Animated Musical HoF, but unfortunately, I had to eventually.
Sleeping Beauty is the animated version of the classic 1967 Brother's Grimm tale that I'm sure all of you know by now. The most enjoyable part of this film is by far the animation. I have said before in previous reviews that I think movie studios should return to 2D animation, because it looks so much better that anything made today. Movies like Pinocchio and Fantasia amazed me with the beauty of every frame, and today's animation is boring and forgettable. Another thing the movie has going for it is the runtime. I enjoyed that the movie did not go on for too long, and didn't shove in filler to try and make it any longer. It sat at a very nice 76 minutes.
While Sleeping Beauty was over fast, that does't mean it didn't still bore me. I especially felt sleepy during the scenes where the only thing the characters did was talk. Animation can be used to show literally anything on screen, and I felt that they did nothing special with this. Animation should be used for huge spectacles and great adventures, not conversations and flower picking. Besides a few good scenes, I don't think the film did anything to stand out.
I definitely didn't hate Sleeping Beauty even though that's what it might sound like, and the scenes that were good, were very good. I think this is a very good children's movie, but not much else besides that.
SLEEPING BEAUTY
I was never a very big fan of princess movies, not because I thought they were too girly, just that they were all the same. Except for some exceptions like The Little Mermaid every princess story seemed to bore me. Because of this, I tried to put away watching any princess movies nominated for the Animated Musical HoF, but unfortunately, I had to eventually.
Sleeping Beauty is the animated version of the classic 1967 Brother's Grimm tale that I'm sure all of you know by now. The most enjoyable part of this film is by far the animation. I have said before in previous reviews that I think movie studios should return to 2D animation, because it looks so much better that anything made today. Movies like Pinocchio and Fantasia amazed me with the beauty of every frame, and today's animation is boring and forgettable. Another thing the movie has going for it is the runtime. I enjoyed that the movie did not go on for too long, and didn't shove in filler to try and make it any longer. It sat at a very nice 76 minutes.
While Sleeping Beauty was over fast, that does't mean it didn't still bore me. I especially felt sleepy during the scenes where the only thing the characters did was talk. Animation can be used to show literally anything on screen, and I felt that they did nothing special with this. Animation should be used for huge spectacles and great adventures, not conversations and flower picking. Besides a few good scenes, I don't think the film did anything to stand out.
I definitely didn't hate Sleeping Beauty even though that's what it might sound like, and the scenes that were good, were very good. I think this is a very good children's movie, but not much else besides that.