I read this article a year ago and today I finally got around to watch it. The three shorts were fine enough, but this one is the best of the bunch by far. After watching it I felt the need to reread this article again, as to enhance the experience. Thank you.
BTW, what does he supposedly see at the end? It is like a red thingy, but it doesn't look like the baby cart.
Wow, that's high praise! Thanks -- it's flattering to know that you remembered reading the article a whole year later. As for what he sees, the red thing in the distance may be the shrine gate that flashes by when he grabs the stroller. It doesn't seem like we're supposed to know exactly what he's rushing toward until he gets there, just that something is wrong.
Kubal was quite an artist! He was a cartoonist before his animation took off, and it shows in his work. He favored simplicity and directness above all. There's a quote from him that goes, "I would like to draw a caricature with nothing on the paper, and the reader would understand its message anyway. So far, I did not succeed." Really a unique voice in animation.
I was unfamiliar with "Invisible" until this article - I just watched the clip and it was terrifying! And so good. I'm looking forward to watching Modest Heroes. And everything else cited :-) So much to explore in this piece! Thank you!
So happy we could introduce you to these projects! Invisible is really great -- the rest of the film doesn't disappoint. The Modest Heroes short Life Ain't Gonna Lose is a winner in our book, too. Hope you'll enjoy the anthology!
Thanks very much! Awesome to hear that you're enjoying them -- and Invisible. We were amazed when we first saw it and that feeling really hasn't gone away with time.
I read this article a year ago and today I finally got around to watch it. The three shorts were fine enough, but this one is the best of the bunch by far. After watching it I felt the need to reread this article again, as to enhance the experience. Thank you.
BTW, what does he supposedly see at the end? It is like a red thingy, but it doesn't look like the baby cart.
Wow, that's high praise! Thanks -- it's flattering to know that you remembered reading the article a whole year later. As for what he sees, the red thing in the distance may be the shrine gate that flashes by when he grabs the stroller. It doesn't seem like we're supposed to know exactly what he's rushing toward until he gets there, just that something is wrong.
Excellent newsletter as always. Small note, the Mexican director's surname is not Inharitu but "Iñárritu".
Ah, thank you for catching that mistake! Fixed.
Wow, High Noon was such a pleasure to watch. I love the simple, goofy style. It's refreshing!
Kubal was quite an artist! He was a cartoonist before his animation took off, and it shows in his work. He favored simplicity and directness above all. There's a quote from him that goes, "I would like to draw a caricature with nothing on the paper, and the reader would understand its message anyway. So far, I did not succeed." Really a unique voice in animation.
I was unfamiliar with "Invisible" until this article - I just watched the clip and it was terrifying! And so good. I'm looking forward to watching Modest Heroes. And everything else cited :-) So much to explore in this piece! Thank you!
So happy we could introduce you to these projects! Invisible is really great -- the rest of the film doesn't disappoint. The Modest Heroes short Life Ain't Gonna Lose is a winner in our book, too. Hope you'll enjoy the anthology!
Having the context for these works is fascinating. Thank you for doing these deep dives! “Invisible” is pretty much breathtaking.
Thanks very much! Awesome to hear that you're enjoying them -- and Invisible. We were amazed when we first saw it and that feeling really hasn't gone away with time.
nice blog
Thank you!