So just watched Gnomeo and Juliet and I have to say it is pretty awesome.
Now I have to say when I watch films now my mind goes straight into scriptwriting mode and I have to say this films is full of conventions and of course non-linear (strictly mentioned at the beginning!)
Fans of Toy Story will love this what with being normal everyday things coming to life and living for their owners. But the storyline and location is very different you forget that similariy to the Toy Story series.
This film is obviously based around William Shakspeare tragic love story of Romeo and Juliet. A nice fresh child like feel- which is nice as it educates the younger generation on an important historic as well as one of his most famous pieces of work!
They do very well keeping to the story line and there are many obvious references to the original: which is very humourous in some cases. And also love the play on words throughout the film which Shakespeare did a hell of a LOT throughout his work. (of course I am not really a Shakespeare fan- I am merely refering to my days of studying Much Ado About Nothing at A-Level- which I do actually like.)
It is a British film: which I did not realise until the makers and producers came up. This should have been obvious due to its historic background and original maker.
There is also a great line up of actors who give a brilliant and fantastic performance including the talents of, Emily Blunt, Ozzy Osborne, Michael Caine, James McAvory and to my most enjoyment Richard Wilson who we all know as Victor Meldrew. (one of my old fav sitcoms).
The graphics are very nice and I suspect more appreciated through the 3D eyes- to which I did not see the film in. But I bet it is awesome!
Despite this being a tragic love story they have done very well for a kids/family genre of film. An extra character not from the original is added in order to make some very tense scenes feel more light-hearted. (and I have to say I am tempted when I am older to have a pink plastic flamingoe in my back garden called Featherstone.)
They only thing which is a bit annoying is it is actually a very short film compared to most kids/family films:this one an hour and 10 mins whilst most are around an hour and a half mins. And some strange random scenes which dont make any sense and were obviously put in the make up some extra time.
Above all this film helps me personally as I am hoping to do my dissertation on types of films dying and then coming back into 'fashion'.
But overall a lovely film which the whole family can enjoy. Defo should be up for a British award for animation.
And how does the story end? Well I won't spoil it for you!
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