The night before Christmas Charles Dickens' powerful and instructive tale is one of the most traditional Christmas stories. The classic work finally received a perfect production, with a focus on visual and modern technology, but without much modernization or change of views. Zemkis, apart from an amazing mocap, brought to an even more impressive level than his previous experiments in this field, did not rethink and add any of his vision and perception, he simply transferred the source to a perfect beautiful production, preserving both the spirit and atmosphere, and all the paramount elements of the plot from beginning to end. This should be an ideal film adaptation, where the ball is ruled by a visual series, fascinating the picture and immersing in that very era.
The three-dimensional production will please with its game with the hall, where the snow pours abundantly on the first rows, in the hands they climb deep into the hall, and at the same time will amaze with its depth of drawing plans and drag deep into the developing events. The world of the era in which action develops is perfectly demonstrated. The life of citizens, entertainment and games, the various relationships between rich and poor, social life and other trifles and details, not to mention the landscapes, buildings and other scenes of the plot. The mokap itself this time reached unprecedented heights. Even all the hairs in the beard and fur on the coats look perfect. Fabrics, skin folds, paved roads - everything is so flawless and unparalleled that you do not immediately understand whether the film is a cartoon, striking in its quality and clarity. Zemeckis showed his skill by making one of the best films of his career, showing why he musolidated and tortured this new technology and how successfully he can develop it, work with the production of such technically complex scenes, and present material to the public.
Mood swings happen almost every minute, an interesting story sometimes plunges almost into a horror film about ghosts, and sometimes becomes so funny, bright and cheerful that fills with incredible positivity and festive mood. Moreover, all the touching and moral side is observed. The story will not only be able to practically squeeze a tear, but also become instructive, convey its direct and open meaning and help rethink human values and the life priorities of the viewer, make everyone a little kinder.
Technical innovations of modern visual technologies with a clear cooperation with the minted classic original, serve as a result of amazing quality product, which, even with all its filling with dark scenes, eerie scenes and frightening moments, came out one of the most beautiful films of recent years. It fascinates and breathtaking, fills with excellent positive impressions and stands out from its peers for the better, surpassing both the previous film adaptations of Dickens and the early experiments of three-dimensional mopcap technology.
Such a work has every chance to be called the best Christmas (New Year) production and become a modern film classic, based on which further creations in a similar fabulous and festive genre will be based. Bravo, Robert Zemeckis, you shot a gorgeous modern masterpiece!
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