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The Most Visually Beautiful Animated Films: 36-32

Most of the films in this next list I have not seen for one reason or another. May we both learn something new from this post! 36. Les Triplettes de Belleville (The Triplets of Belleville), 2003 One of two films directed by Slyvain Chomet I will mention on this list, this is one ofContinue reading “The Most Visually Beautiful Animated Films: 36-32”

Book Quote of the Day: Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children

Sleep is not, death is not; Who seem to die live. House you were born in, Friends of your springtime, Old man and young maid, Day’s toil and it guerdon, They are all vanishing, Fleeing to fables, Cannot be moored. -Poem by Ralph Waldo Emerson, Featured in Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, Ransom Riggs,Continue reading “Book Quote of the Day: Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children “

The Most Visually Beautiful Animated Films: 41-37

41. The Hunchback of Notre Dame, 1996 Some of you may be surprised this is not one on my other list. It almost made it. Visually, this film does not disappoint. From the numerous perspectives of Notre Dame inside and out, to the vibrant colors of the Festival of Fools and especially the darkContinue reading “The Most Visually Beautiful Animated Films: 41-37”

The Most Visually Beautiful Animated Films: 46-42

(Image from the short film anthology, Genius Party Beyond (2008) ) Well, without further ado let’s continue slowly down the list. 46. French title: La Planète sauvage, Czech title : Divoká planeta (Fantastic Planet), 1973 Co-released by France and the Czech Republic and directed by Rene Laloux, Fantastic Planet is an allegorical film based onContinue reading “The Most Visually Beautiful Animated Films: 46-42”

The Most Visually Beautiful Animated Films: 31-27

(Background for The Jungle Book (1967) ) Here are the final five films for the first half of my list. I have just realized I have a lot of Japanese films on this list. No worries. The two greatest animation producers are Japan and the United States. 31. アニマトリックス Animatorikkusu (The Animatrix), 2003 (Note: IContinue reading “The Most Visually Beautiful Animated Films: 31-27”