Mintie Splits

For the record, I have no idea why I title posts the way I do, or why they always have to do with some sort of food. I suppose it's so that they're easier to differentiate? Ish.

Animation relation news! This week I saw Brave for the second time, watching this time from the perspective  of an animator-in-training instead of a drooling Pixar fan. I tried my best to analyse the most complex animations, thinking of how I might break that down and replicate it for myself, I caught the tiniest and most careful of movements that most viewers wouldn't care to notice, and I still found myself gawking at the amount of care and detail the animators put into every single movement; from the way fingers curled to the way horses galloped to the way Merida's curls bounced, they thought of absolutely everything (which, of course, is the least you can expect from Pixar).

People criticize Brave for its plot and "unlikeable main character" and whatnot (I, for one, would fist fight to the death defending every aspect of this movie, but that's beside the point), but one thing they certainly cannot criticize is the perfection of the animation. Although the characters are extremely stylized, they move so believably that it's like watching real people interact, and although their interactions are somewhat exaggerated and silly at times, it only adds to the believability (is that a word?) and likability of it all.

And can you seriously believe Pixar took over a year to build a program just for Merida's hair? How's that for dedication to animation (animadication?)

look at that

it's like its own character

jesus christ almighty how

nope

No but then this gif is what really gets me

if you look carefully you can see the way her fingers slightly curl and how the necklace slides ever-so-slightly like it's on actual satin and then it quickly bounces and then while you're looking at her torso you realize you can see her breathing like who even animates breathing in such a simple scene no

I just

ugh

I have a lot of feelings about Brave. Surprisingly, a lot of them have to do with the impeccable animation 

But there are still those feelings that have absolutely nothing to do with animation...... I'll keep those shelved for the time being lest I risk turning this post into a keyboard smashed monstrosity.