My reservations against computer animation are gone

Rating: 9/10 (18 March 2002)

I have always had reservations against computer animation. It seemed too easy. What could only be made in months by classical techniques can be done in seconds by new techniques. In other words, computer animation is the end of animation, I thought. It would only improve the quantity but not the quality, I thought. Sadly Disney has shown us some examples of this. (Every Disney classic suddenly got a number II sequel of lower quality on video and DVD, to give an example). But in Shrek Dreamworks have taken animation up to a higher level and it really is amazing. They did not simply let the computer take over most of the work. They developed new techniques, not to save time, but to open new possibilities. Shrek took three years to make, the same period of time a classical animated movie took to make. The result is amazing. We see a new world, not just filled with cartoon characters, but with also with (almost real life) humans! As far as the movie itself goes, it is fantastic! The story is good, the jokes are good, the tempo is good. In other words, buy it and see it again and again! This is the new world of animated movie.