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Best animated film of 2024 according to Cรฉsars and Oscars and it's from Latvia (with help from Belgium and France)

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[โ€“] [email protected] 44 points 1 month ago (2 children)

And its the first major movie completely made in Blender! An amazing free and open-source 3D modelling program from the Netherlands

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Wait, Blender is Dutch? Cool!

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Yeah the foundation is in Amsterdam I think.

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I only watched the first bit of it but remember the perspective seemed strange and then a few times it was "shaky" as if the camera man had moved while holding the camera. Was that a stylistic choice by the makers or a learning curve coming into animating within a 3D modeler like that?

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Stylistic, it takes extra effort to do that

[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

I loved how the capibara was the wise guide!

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Watched it with my kid, loved it.

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What ages would you say this is appropriate for?

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Having just watched it with little ones I mostly concur - any - but would suggest that with kids <= 6 be a watchful parent/guardian during some of the more intense scenes. Not due to anything graphic, just a few emotionally harrowing bits where I saw my co-viewers gripping the armrests with widening eyes, so had to whisper that I think it will all be fine in a moment.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

So is the Oscar winner of the short film category, it's 20 mins and free on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VrLQXR7mKU

I really enjoyed it

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Thanks for the share! I gave it a watch and was definitely worth the award. Phenomenal acting, story is solid and doesn't slow. There's micro expressions that really relay the emotion and tension perfectly. Crazy good.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

And created using Blender, open source!!

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

That was the strangest/best shout-out at the Oscars.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Wait what I didn't see it, did they call out blender during the speeches.or something?

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Yeah, he thanked a bunch of people and slipped in Blender. Unless it was a slip and he meant to thank Bender from Futuramaโ€ฆ

[โ€“] [email protected] -3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

I briefly click through it after downloading and thought I accidently downloaded one of those chinese knock-off movies. But apprently it really is supposed to look like that.

Guess the story must be really, really good if that was the best animated movie that year.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

I actually quite liked the visual style, to each their own I suppose

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Just watch the whole movie - it gets under your skin.