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Beowulf
This was an interesting film because of the fact that it was an animated live action film. It is transitioned from real actors and actresses in to a CGI world, and it is transitioned for the most part very well.
The story of Beowulf is told well. The writing of Niel Gaimen and Roger Avary transitions the epic poem of Beowulf into film quite well. It is a good and entertaining version of the tale, while, I feel, not going that much against the roots of the epic. Like all adaptations, things need to be changed some to transition the tale from paper to film, but as compared to a lot of adaptations (I'm looking at you Bourne films) it doesn't completely change the story, but instead takes the story and makes it for film.
The acting in the film was good, granted all the people were turned into CGI characters, but the actors and actresses did a good job, and there were a lot of well known names in the film, such as Jolie and Hopkins. It wasn't what I would call perfect acting, but I have a feeling some of the acting was lost in the transition between real life and CGI.
The CGI in the film was good, but I feel like it showed that there is still a gap between what technology will be able to do with the CGI and what it can do now. It probably would be good to see a CGI film done in a few years to see how much better the visuals can be. However, they were good in the film, but bordered on cartoonish at some points, which was disappointing in my opinion, I think that it didn't do justice to the talented actors and actresses in the film.
Overall it was entertaining. It was fun to watch and the story was good, but I felt like it was lacking as compared to what it could have been. Would I recommend seeing it, yes, but don't expect it to be an earth shattering film, it is good, but not a great film.
Overall Grade: B-
Story: B+
Acting: B-
Audio/Visual: B-
This was an interesting film because of the fact that it was an animated live action film. It is transitioned from real actors and actresses in to a CGI world, and it is transitioned for the most part very well.
The story of Beowulf is told well. The writing of Niel Gaimen and Roger Avary transitions the epic poem of Beowulf into film quite well. It is a good and entertaining version of the tale, while, I feel, not going that much against the roots of the epic. Like all adaptations, things need to be changed some to transition the tale from paper to film, but as compared to a lot of adaptations (I'm looking at you Bourne films) it doesn't completely change the story, but instead takes the story and makes it for film.
The acting in the film was good, granted all the people were turned into CGI characters, but the actors and actresses did a good job, and there were a lot of well known names in the film, such as Jolie and Hopkins. It wasn't what I would call perfect acting, but I have a feeling some of the acting was lost in the transition between real life and CGI.
The CGI in the film was good, but I feel like it showed that there is still a gap between what technology will be able to do with the CGI and what it can do now. It probably would be good to see a CGI film done in a few years to see how much better the visuals can be. However, they were good in the film, but bordered on cartoonish at some points, which was disappointing in my opinion, I think that it didn't do justice to the talented actors and actresses in the film.
Overall it was entertaining. It was fun to watch and the story was good, but I felt like it was lacking as compared to what it could have been. Would I recommend seeing it, yes, but don't expect it to be an earth shattering film, it is good, but not a great film.
Overall Grade: B-
Story: B+
Acting: B-
Audio/Visual: B-