The over-riding narrative of DreamWorks Animation over the last decade has seen them cast as an infinite number of monkeys banging away at an infinite number of typewriters to Pixar's Shakespeare. Whilst DreamWorks has delivered a great deal more product than Pixar in the same amount of time - often releasing between two and three films a year to Pixar's one - and has ensured that they have maintained their position amongst the upper echelons of modern animation, they have rarely if ever released films that have met with the sort of deafening acclaim that Pixar's films have (rightfully) received. They seemed to turn a corner with the fun and inventive Kung Fu Panda in 2008, but if we are to return to the analogy of monkeys and typewriters, How To Train Your Dragon may very well be their Hamlet.
Showing posts with label How To Train Your Dragon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label How To Train Your Dragon. Show all posts
Friday, December 17, 2010
Film Review: How To Train Your Dragon (2010)
The over-riding narrative of DreamWorks Animation over the last decade has seen them cast as an infinite number of monkeys banging away at an infinite number of typewriters to Pixar's Shakespeare. Whilst DreamWorks has delivered a great deal more product than Pixar in the same amount of time - often releasing between two and three films a year to Pixar's one - and has ensured that they have maintained their position amongst the upper echelons of modern animation, they have rarely if ever released films that have met with the sort of deafening acclaim that Pixar's films have (rightfully) received. They seemed to turn a corner with the fun and inventive Kung Fu Panda in 2008, but if we are to return to the analogy of monkeys and typewriters, How To Train Your Dragon may very well be their Hamlet.
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