The other morning I saw an old claymation movie from the 1980's. It was Called The Adventures of Mark Twain, and it was excellent.It was created by Will Vinton is the director and lead animator on the film, and he does an amazing job at bringing this world to life. The time that was put into this movie is excellent, the world that the characters live in is unbelievable. Everything has texture and life to it, which really gives the film a great feeling.
The film follows Becky Thatcher, Huck Finn, and Tom Sawyer as they sneak onto a steampunk style airship that Mark Twain has created so that he can "meet" Hailey's comment. the story revolves around the character of Twain meeting up with the comet as his ultimate destiny. He claims he has gone in with the comet and he will go out with it as well. In the midst of all this the children sneak aboard the ship in an effort to one up each other. Once aboard the ship the children encounter tales and stories from a handful of Twains tales such as The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, and Captain Stormfield's Visit to Heaven. The film pushes to realm of existentialistic boundaries by making snark suggestions that Twain himself had made during his time. It was a film that was clearly geared towards both younger children and adults. It had the elements of comedy and story children could understand and like, while creating literary parallels that literary buffs would enjoy. The style of the film really makes it feel as if one should be on drugs while viewing this, or that someone was on drugs when creating it.
Showing the film here at Cannes was a good way to reboot the film and get people interested in it once again! It's a movie that pushed the envelope of animation and brought it to where it is today.
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