![]() Instead, I wanted to find a way to make it so easy to analyze animation that it would be almost stupid if I didn’t do it. All of that involves too much context switching and requires just enough technology to make it a potential headache. It’s not even enough time to open a file on a supplementary laptop and go through it frame-by-frame. (I find that I have a lot of five minute pockets of time when I’m waiting for my computer to do something.) Five minutes isn’t enough time to start up a blu-ray and find a sequence I want to analyze. In any case, I wanted to find a way to analyze animation when I had, say, five minutes free. But it takes a special sort of effort to say, “I’m now going to sit down and spend a few hours analyzing something.” If I have a few hours of uninterrupted time, I am more apt to work toward making something rather than analyzing something, because uninterrupted time is a precious thing. I mean, I have lots of animation on blu-ray, and I’ll set aside time where I’ll watch an animated film and step through certain sequences frame-by-frame to pick apart how it was done. I own the Pinocchio blu-ray, and it’s fine. So as a self-taught animator who wants to learn everything about the craft, this is a sequence that I feel compelled to study inside and out. The result is greater than what any of the individual artists could have accomplished on their own. It’s a sequence that never fails to make me misty-eyed - not just because it’s where all of the film’s themes come together, but because I can’t believe that human beings actually drew something this beautiful! It’s my favorite example of what can happen when a group of brilliant artists working at the peak of their powers collaborate toward a common goal. The thrilling sequence I’m referring to is, of course, the Monstro the Whale sequence. (If released today, Pinocchio would probably be slapped with a PG-13 rating.) Eventually, the film builds to the most thrilling, emotional animated sequence that I’ve ever seen, where everything - from the story to the animation to the draftsmanship to the music - is firing on all cylinders. I can’t think of another animated feature that so skillfully seduces the viewer with sweetness and gentle humor, only to gradually descend to some very dark places while keeping the audience along for the ride. It’s been nearly 80 years since Pinocchio was first released, and neither Disney nor anyone else has been able to top the level of artistry and sheer entertainment in this film. Pinocchio was Disney’s second full-length feature, and in my view, the greatest animated feature ever made. ![]()
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