Last chance to see...
Jul. 27th, 2007 01:50 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
threemonkeysOne of the things I planned to do on my sabbatical from the workforce was to see more movies on the big screen. The idea being that I could go when the cinemas were not too crowded and watch the spectacle when the risk of static from other watchers was low. In the end, I didn't get to many at all - too many other things to occupy my time. But in a last fling move, I went to The Simpsons Movie today.
The film met my expectations really. The thing about The Simpsons is that we know them too well. All those episodes and all those stories on TV mean we are so familiar with the characters that all there really left to expect is a bit more flashy effect work and if we are really lucky a funnier and tighter script than the usual TV stuff. The story is funnier and more complex than usual although not enough to have any "wow" effect. The effects were interesting - being on film and on the big screen adds a pleasing gloss to the look of the show. It is obvious that the whole thing has been rendered in 3D before a 2D image is generated. I mean really really obvious. These days a fair bit (maybe all, I don't know) of the TV show gets the 3D modelling treatment, but the outcome is fairly subtle. If you aren't looking for it, you don't really notice it - it works at a more subconscious level. But not in the movie, it is right there in your face all the time. It just screams of the amount of computer time put into it. It is clever, but it isn't subtle and therefore a bit distracting.
Overall, it isn't really a must see movie except for cultural icon reasons. Perhaps they are enough.
The film met my expectations really. The thing about The Simpsons is that we know them too well. All those episodes and all those stories on TV mean we are so familiar with the characters that all there really left to expect is a bit more flashy effect work and if we are really lucky a funnier and tighter script than the usual TV stuff. The story is funnier and more complex than usual although not enough to have any "wow" effect. The effects were interesting - being on film and on the big screen adds a pleasing gloss to the look of the show. It is obvious that the whole thing has been rendered in 3D before a 2D image is generated. I mean really really obvious. These days a fair bit (maybe all, I don't know) of the TV show gets the 3D modelling treatment, but the outcome is fairly subtle. If you aren't looking for it, you don't really notice it - it works at a more subconscious level. But not in the movie, it is right there in your face all the time. It just screams of the amount of computer time put into it. It is clever, but it isn't subtle and therefore a bit distracting.
Overall, it isn't really a must see movie except for cultural icon reasons. Perhaps they are enough.