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After nearly two decades of 1)effusive critical praise, awards attention, and blockbuster financial success, Pixar is 2)coming off its most painful year ever. Cars 2 was the studio’s worstreviewed film, its second-lowest grossing (behind only A Bug’s Life), and the first not to receive an Oscar nomination in the 10-year history of the Best Animated Feature category. But Pixar may be ready for a comeback. Its new 3)slate of films, just announced at the CinemaCon 2012 festival, is intriguing critics: A movie about El Día de los Muertos (the Mexican holiday, Day of the Dead); The Good Dinosaur, about a world in which dinosaurs and humans co-exist; and a project known as “The Untitled Pixar Movie That Takes You Inside the Mind,” about how people think, dream, and remember things. The new films are set for release over the next few years. Does Pixar’s new, darker slate suggest that the studio can 4)reclaim its throne?
“The Día de los Muertos film represents a new, adventurous direction for Pixar,” says Ben Child at the U.K.’s Guardian. It seems like “the kind of gothic-5)tinged animated film” that Tim Burton or Coraline director Henry Selick would make. Combine that with a daringly unique project that “takes you inside the mind,” and Pixar’s new slate should do wonders to “convince 6)naysayers” that the company is as strong as ever. This is “a 7)new lease of life” for the studio.
It’s about time Pixar took this turn; Pixar needed to make a change, says Indiewire. And playing up the mythical aspects of the Day of the Dead in an animated film could be visually spectacular. “All those colors!” Pixar is wise to jump on this concept, which speaks to an emerging trend. Remember, three other major horror-themed animated films are being released this year: ParaNorman, Hotel Transylvania, and Frankenweenie.
Don’t expect radical change—these planned films only seem dark, says Sean O’Neal at The A.V. Club. When they’re actually made, expect the studio to inject the movies with “heartwarming and 8)anthropomorphized things.” The Good Dinosaur will be a 9)cuddly 10)PC affair. And you know the “Untitled Pixar Movie That Takes You Inside the Mind” might as well be subtitled “And Then There are Brain-Creatures In There That Make You Laugh and Care About Them.” Sigh.
在享受了近二十年来自评论界的盛赞、各大颁奖礼的关注以及票房收入大赚后，皮克斯今年要经历创业以来最为痛苦的时期。《汽车总动员2》是该工作室有史以来评价最差的电影，是票房收入史上第二低（仅次于《虫虫危机》），也是旗下近十年内第一部没入选奥斯卡“最佳动画”候选名单的电影。但是，皮克斯可能已经准备好“绝地反击”。工作室新的系列电影——刚在2012年电影产业博览会上公布——很吸引评论界：一部有关墨西哥死亡节的电影（El Día de los Muertos）；《善良的恐龙》讲述的是一个恐龙与人类共存的世界；以及一个名为“带你进入大脑内部意识世界的未命名皮克斯电影”计划，有关人们如何思考、做梦以及记忆。新电影预计在接下来的几年上映。皮克斯新的“黑暗”主题能否让工作室重夺辉煌？
“有关墨西哥死亡节的电影对皮克斯来说是一个崭新的冒险方向，”来自英国《卫报》的本·查尔德说道。就像是蒂姆·伯顿，或是《鬼妈妈》的导演亨利·塞利克会拍的“那种哥特式的动画电影”。此外，工作室还推出一个大胆又独特的“带你深入内心”计划，皮克斯的新计划应该可以“创造奇迹”来“说服唱反调的人”，让他们相信该公司一如既往地强大。对皮克斯来说，这是“新生”。
皮克斯是时候把握机会作出改变了，著名电影媒体Indiewire网站如此评论道。在动画电影里玩死亡节这种神秘元素会带来不错的视觉效果。“看那些颜色！”这的确是一股新兴的潮流，皮克斯紧贴风潮实属明智。别忘了，今年也有三部主打惊悚的动画电影将要上映：《超凡的诺曼》、《精灵旅社》以及《科学怪狗》。
不要期待颠覆性的变革：这几部预计要拍摄的电影只是看上去很黑暗，来自The A.V. Club网站的肖恩·奥尼尔说。当这些电影真的投入拍摄时，期待工作室加入一些“窝心又人性化的元素进去”。《善良的恐龙》会是一个有爱的动画故事；你所知道的那个“带你进入大脑内部意识世界的未命名皮克斯电影”也可以冠名为“脑内有些生物能让你欢笑并爱上它们”。表示无奈。
“The Día de los Muertos film represents a new, adventurous direction for Pixar,” says Ben Child at the U.K.’s Guardian. It seems like “the kind of gothic-5)tinged animated film” that Tim Burton or Coraline director Henry Selick would make. Combine that with a daringly unique project that “takes you inside the mind,” and Pixar’s new slate should do wonders to “convince 6)naysayers” that the company is as strong as ever. This is “a 7)new lease of life” for the studio.
It’s about time Pixar took this turn; Pixar needed to make a change, says Indiewire. And playing up the mythical aspects of the Day of the Dead in an animated film could be visually spectacular. “All those colors!” Pixar is wise to jump on this concept, which speaks to an emerging trend. Remember, three other major horror-themed animated films are being released this year: ParaNorman, Hotel Transylvania, and Frankenweenie.
Don’t expect radical change—these planned films only seem dark, says Sean O’Neal at The A.V. Club. When they’re actually made, expect the studio to inject the movies with “heartwarming and 8)anthropomorphized things.” The Good Dinosaur will be a 9)cuddly 10)PC affair. And you know the “Untitled Pixar Movie That Takes You Inside the Mind” might as well be subtitled “And Then There are Brain-Creatures In There That Make You Laugh and Care About Them.” Sigh.
在享受了近二十年来自评论界的盛赞、各大颁奖礼的关注以及票房收入大赚后，皮克斯今年要经历创业以来最为痛苦的时期。《汽车总动员2》是该工作室有史以来评价最差的电影，是票房收入史上第二低（仅次于《虫虫危机》），也是旗下近十年内第一部没入选奥斯卡“最佳动画”候选名单的电影。但是，皮克斯可能已经准备好“绝地反击”。工作室新的系列电影——刚在2012年电影产业博览会上公布——很吸引评论界：一部有关墨西哥死亡节的电影（El Día de los Muertos）；《善良的恐龙》讲述的是一个恐龙与人类共存的世界；以及一个名为“带你进入大脑内部意识世界的未命名皮克斯电影”计划，有关人们如何思考、做梦以及记忆。新电影预计在接下来的几年上映。皮克斯新的“黑暗”主题能否让工作室重夺辉煌？
“有关墨西哥死亡节的电影对皮克斯来说是一个崭新的冒险方向，”来自英国《卫报》的本·查尔德说道。就像是蒂姆·伯顿，或是《鬼妈妈》的导演亨利·塞利克会拍的“那种哥特式的动画电影”。此外，工作室还推出一个大胆又独特的“带你深入内心”计划，皮克斯的新计划应该可以“创造奇迹”来“说服唱反调的人”，让他们相信该公司一如既往地强大。对皮克斯来说，这是“新生”。
皮克斯是时候把握机会作出改变了，著名电影媒体Indiewire网站如此评论道。在动画电影里玩死亡节这种神秘元素会带来不错的视觉效果。“看那些颜色！”这的确是一股新兴的潮流，皮克斯紧贴风潮实属明智。别忘了，今年也有三部主打惊悚的动画电影将要上映：《超凡的诺曼》、《精灵旅社》以及《科学怪狗》。
不要期待颠覆性的变革：这几部预计要拍摄的电影只是看上去很黑暗，来自The A.V. Club网站的肖恩·奥尼尔说。当这些电影真的投入拍摄时，期待工作室加入一些“窝心又人性化的元素进去”。《善良的恐龙》会是一个有爱的动画故事；你所知道的那个“带你进入大脑内部意识世界的未命名皮克斯电影”也可以冠名为“脑内有些生物能让你欢笑并爱上它们”。表示无奈。