Netflix's new challenge: assault the throne of Disney animation

The most classic of philosophical questions (why something and not nothing?) For some time now, he has been enjoying his particular version on the

platform

: why something instead of just everything?

And it is not so much bulimia as yet another consequence of the pandemic.

«The original idea was to release in theaters.

And the film's display of three-dimensional effects knows no rival in the world of animation.

All that, now that we are without cinemas, will be lost.

Who knows, maybe a film like this only makes sense in the privacy of the house, ”reasons

resigned to what is his first feature-length creature.

The speaker refers to

, a mega-production that definitely places Netflix at the height of the big studios like

(nothing to do in size with, for example, the prodigy

).

And it does it in a big way with the world premiere today and simultaneously in

The fact that most of the production has been carried out at

and that it is an adaptation of a Chinese legend from a Chinese point of view (nothing to do with

, for example) gives a Hoarder fever idea.

Those who are more send.

The definitive clue is given by the identity of its director.

Indeed, Glen Keane is more than just an entertainer.

It is legend.

Fundamental pillar of the Disney house for four decades, theirs are the mythical characters of

Up to now it fell on his shoulders to have been part of the direct heirs of the Nine Elders, the founding fathers of all this behind seminal classics such as

or

«The feeling that I have always had is to rise on the backs of giants.

I remember that the first time I stepped onto Disney,

gave me advice in 30 seconds and that teaching has haunted me my whole life:

”, remember.

To situate ourselves,

is a visual prodigy that has a lot of perfect, calculated and even very delicate pastiche.

(who died of cancer before seeing the film completed) speaks of the acceptance of death and the experience of loss where

Mexican set

is turned into an Asian trompe l'oeil.

The calculated administration of perfectly recognizable songs in more typical K-pop settings recalls

with the same clarity that the avant-garde-inspired set of the terrestrial satellite recalls the best Pixar experiences.

The fact that the protagonist is a girl, not a boy, adds another element that is not entirely conjunctural to the film which, in its own way, is also strategy.

And so.

“What he has escaped from is simply causing an exotic experience.

: the characters have to be part of the family from the first contact.

You have to paint by kissing the skin of the drawing, "says Keane with almost mystical devotion.

The director comes to this film after the Oscar won by

in 2017 from the hand of the player

.

«That was my first recognizable job after Disney and destiny has wanted me to have a thread of union with it.

For me, this year so unfortunate for so many things began with the greatest of all imaginable misfortunes:

says.

In fact, it was to finish the short film and start the Chinese adventure that is already a world conquest.

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- All films obey a historical moment.

A child does not have to know that story and it is convenient to protect them.

Be that as it may, it remains

which is also on the same Earth.

All of her.

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