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February 1, 2006
Treasure Planet
Author.::.Mazoo
Disney Studio’s cartoons have become rather strange. It seems that at first there exists a great idea, perfect animators, inspiration and creativity, but then a somber analytic comes and says: “the market demands 5% of snot, 5% of adventure, 10% is promised to the government in order to support state schools as they have behavior problems, 20% should be given to surfers and hooligans for sales, and the rest should be distributed among the other spheres of national economy in order to satisfy everybody and overreach no one”. As a result, vivid characters shallow, the plot… Well, the plot of “Treasury Planet” cartoon needs no introduction, as it’s a well known “Treasure Island” in cosmic interpretation. And the thing is that even such a safe plot became as flat as the modern monitor.
And there is also such an impression that many characters appeared in the cartoon just for mass. For example, Mountain-man, the captain’s assistant. Perhaps, the creators of the cartoon liked him so much, that they found no strength to throw him away from the scenario. And the only way out was to “exchange” him in the plot without any show of talent. But these are the drawbacks. And they are characteristic not only for this cartoon, but for the most of Disney’s modern creations. I’ve got my private opinion that Disney obtained such“correctness” after his “Lion King” received plenty of Oscars, but I personally disliked this cartoon even despite “akuna matata”.
And now about the advantages. There are plenty of them!
Among them are different wonderful discoveries and tremendously beautiful shots. John Silver is made in such a great way, that it’s impossible not to set eyes on him. He’s just mercury constantly moving. Meanwhile, his character is problematic, as he’s too kind. Unfortunately Jim, the main hero, is extremely ordinal and dull. It’s evident that the main Disney’s positive characters’ mimics should have been patented since “Aladdin” times – we see one and the same expression. So, as usual, the charm of the cartoon is in background characters and scenery. The sails of spaceships are magnificently filled with the sun wind. Huge cosmos-whales are passing by, and the wind of space adventures makes you hair flutter. I liked Billy Bones greatly, even though he appeared just for a pair of minutes. Though Ben Gun is an android, he looks very much like Ben Gun from wonderful Russian cartoon "Treasure Island"; he’s great. And, of course, Morph, who’s a kind of Silver parrot’s cosmo-version, seems to be the best.
Thus, the cartoon is a success. Perhaps, not in general, but in particulars for all 100%! While I was writing the article and selecting the shots, I understood that I’d like to watch some moments once again. So, I can only say – approved! :-)
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Posted by Xena at February 1, 2006 10:38 PM