Saturday 22 November 2014

Nain Geant


I have been waiting for a quality 2D computer animation such as this for awhile now... "Nain Geant (Dwarf Giant)" is a swiss animation created by Fabienne Giezendanner, the story follows a young inuit who attempts to capture a low flying bird as part of her culture's tradition that will allow her to pass into the world of grown-ups (It's almost like "Brother Bear", minus the obnoxious speaking animals). However on the verge of capturing it, she falls into a mysterious crevice that belongs to that of the giant dwarf, an ogre with the power to change his size just by sneezing, it is then up to the young girl to make it out of there alive.

The character designs are simply splendid for this animation, the giant dwarf especially just stands out from the entire thing, with his sharp features, incredibly expressive eyes (That look incredibly intimidating from one moment and then pitiful the next) and his bright red suit. I suppose I always had a soft spot for the line less (Or at least thin-lined) look, and it just so wonderful to see it being applied to a more classical sort of story. 

This was definitely one of the more engaging stories, and it actually had a longer duration than the "Caterpillar and Hen", so that's saying something about important pacing can be.

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