UP & The magic of animation

This trailer on UP made me see the movie. I was never into animated movies, until I saw Ratatouille. Not all the animations make it to the mark, but selected ones like Ratatouille, Wall-e , Kung fu panda and the Shrek series got my glued to the screen and made me buy their blue ray versions forever to keep.

Animations are really creativity at its best. These movies carry a very strong story line, soothing music, picturesque backgrounds, artistic renderings and more. There cannot be a bad actor on the screen, unlike the real human movies. The expressions that can be brought on these sketched characters is unbeatable. The way Wall-E looks at Eva, Ratatouille blinks when he gets caught and the expressions of Kungfu Panda when he finds out his father's secret is really nothing are a few to mention. Once you are into the movie, you forget that the cast is not real. Surprisingly these stories also pack a lot of moral in them. Subtle messages are taught to young children watching them.

UP for example is a very heartwarming story. I almost cried when the first song was over. It tells the story of an old man and his wife, who chase their childhood dream all their life, only to get it run over by the nuances of everyday life. It also tells how human relationships value much more than materialistic wishes. And all this in a very colorful setting. UP is definitely getting added to my favorites list.

Please leave your valuable comments and add more animations that I may have missed and please don't include Avatar in the list.

next movie on the "movies to see" : Inception