Category: Animated Media

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ARCANE

Movie Madness: Week Eight

ARCANE (2021, Netflix)

yes, it’s time to cover another animated series. Arcane really shot out of nowhere onto Netlfix in the midst of 2021. As most of its audience knows, Arance is based on the 2009 game League of Legends. Sticking close to its guns (lore from the game) and stylized animation style; Arcane saw a smashing success worldwide. People who were familiar or unfamiliar could follow and get enthralled in the story. The 3D animation style took a similar movement to that of Spiderverse (2018) being animated on 2s. The snappy motion-captured really gave the characters the attention an animated movie from Disney would give. The expressions read clearly and sold voice actors’ performances as beloved characters. If you are familiar with League of Legends, you are in for a wonderful surprise as Netflix adapted it into one of their rare smash hits. If you aren’t familiar, it is still highly suggested to watch.

Final Thoughts

What did you think of this game-to-series adaptation?

Cam

Arcane’s animation is very very good. Heimerdinger is the best. Just don’t play league of legends after watching it. Trust me

Eric

Even though I have never really had any interest in League, I did find this game-to-series adaptation fun to watch. I really enjoyed the art style throughout it and how the different colors could contrast. It felt pretty captivating and there weren’t really any moments where I lost interest.

Lauren

Netflix really has a lot of hit-and-miss experiments. I was really not all that interested in watching Arcane since I knew nothing of league and thought I would be left in the dust as the story progressed. Holy cow was I wrong. Watch it.


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The Cuphead Show

Movie Madness: Week Two

The Cuphead Show (Netflix 2022)

Yes, yes we know what you are thinking. But this show is just a piece of animated media you can not miss! The Cuphead Show was originally based off of the 2017 Cuphead game. Comparing this to last week’s media feature, the animation was very fluid and took a turn into the original rubberhose animation style. The faces often went off-model to display very unique and diverse expressions. However, 2D animation was not the only thing at work in the show. Stop motion, 3D animation also pulled their weight in the backgrounds and title cards. overall this amazing show has something for any animation lover!

Final Thoughts

What did you think of the overall show? (season one)

Cam

It was sooooo good. The Devil, King Dice, and the cupboys were so well-done. However, Bowlboy needs more screentime.

Eric

I loved the energy that the show game off and how expressive all the characters were. Super fun to watch.

Lauren

I think this show would be a great study of combining animation styles with an overall whole and unified look.

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Over The Garden Wall

Movie Madness: Week One

Over The Garden Wall

2014 Hulu

Over the Garden Wall was a late find for me but overall made quite the impression. Overall the animation is what you would expect from a cartoon originally aired on Cartoon Network: stiffer and less fluid than what you normally see in animated features. What really puts over the Garden Wall in such a peculiar and interesting spot is the storytelling and lore behind the characters and world-building.

Final Thoughts:

What did you like about Over the Garden Wall?

Cam

Greg is the best character. I watch it for him. Also, the gorilla was epic

Eric

With Over the Garden Wall I liked the animation and how visually pleasing and detailed the environments were, and the humor in some of the scenes.

Lauren

subtle linking and messages hinted at throughout the show. It gave the show more mystery and more reason to rewatch.