Monday, February 11, 2008

The End



I always appreciate really well done theatrical end-credit sequence art. This movie, Lemony Snicket's Series of Unfortunate Events, was a disappointment. But the end-credit sequence was the best I have ever seen. It seems to draw its inspiration from Indonesian puppets. I am fasinated by how the animation transforms and unfolds scene-by-scene. Notice all the thoughtful subtleties that eerily harken back to the movie's plot - for example, trees will look like hands, hills will have eyes appear and the children are constantly being put in peril. I can't believe I made it to the end of this movie, but I'm glad I did.

Its just brilliant. And beautiful. You can watch it here: http://www.spike.com/movie/11874

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