It tells so much of the story through those backgrounds and world building. I mean just look at this animation! How stunning can you get? Even from Pixar I can’t think of the last time I saw such gorgeous animation from a mainstream studio. It’s the polar opposite of this film and its existence makes me very upset). Aside from narration, the characters don’t even talk to each other! There is no way such a project would be greenlit today- especially by Dreamworks and that makes me sad (need proof of that look at the terrible spin-off to Spirit on Netflix that has just aired. It’s Black Beauty set in the old west- except even better in my opinion. The stunning 2D animation let’s nature tell it’s own story without any tropes of current animation. In many ways Spirit reminds me of an indie animated film like The Red Turtle last year. The reason I was sad is because it painted so clearly what we have lost in mainstream animation and will probably never get back again. It’s actually my 2nd favorite Dreamworks film and a severely underrated animated film. It’s not because it is a particularly sad film although, there are some sad sequences. I’ll be honest I felt sad while watching today’s Dreamworks film- Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron.
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