Mystery/thriller/horror/sci-fi and or fantasy
These kinds of mystery movies depend on being unpredictable and have characters with depth to lean on to give an emotional investment by the viewer - it's alot easier to peak thrill momentum if the viewer is invested. This simply falls flat on character rationale, monologue and dialogue. The animation is also over the top in expression and badly synced to represent a realistic view of what is happening (dialogue and emotionally) given me the notion that the voice actors tried to compensate for this which ended up salvaging the movie a little bit but not enough. This java'esque animation style could have worked and would have been a good way to save money on animation, but several misscalculation regarding the cinematographical relation to the story made it miss the point. One obvious is light, "using correct lighting" (colours) would have gone a long way, as would putting more effort in syncing the storyline to the characters and not vice versa (making it trule character driven and not plot driven).
Regarding the subplot it simply seems like someone with a slightly underdeveloped understanding of the world with a dark childhood or interest to boot. Fatalism went out of style as information and philosophy took the step into the 2000's... And as it ends - yes, the game is rigged, but its by old fashioned hidden plutocracy behind fascism through USA and its military not by creatures from another realm.
Pro's Concept Animation could ahve worked (some "camera angle" scenes did quite well) Voice cast
Con's Character depth Character rationale Syncing the animation to the storyline
End notes: Some of the inpsiration is clear as day, the animation series Archer, the movie The Game (1997) and/or Rogues Gallery (2010).
Budget of a $1000k feels a little steep for this regarding bang for buck.
Regarding my preconception I don't view that many animations (excluding shorts with high end or near to, animation), it has happened a few times though.
These kinds of mystery movies depend on being unpredictable and have characters with depth to lean on to give an emotional investment by the viewer - it's alot easier to peak thrill momentum if the viewer is invested. This simply falls flat on character rationale, monologue and dialogue. The animation is also over the top in expression and badly synced to represent a realistic view of what is happening (dialogue and emotionally) given me the notion that the voice actors tried to compensate for this which ended up salvaging the movie a little bit but not enough. This java'esque animation style could have worked and would have been a good way to save money on animation, but several misscalculation regarding the cinematographical relation to the story made it miss the point. One obvious is light, "using correct lighting" (colours) would have gone a long way, as would putting more effort in syncing the storyline to the characters and not vice versa (making it trule character driven and not plot driven).
Regarding the subplot it simply seems like someone with a slightly underdeveloped understanding of the world with a dark childhood or interest to boot. Fatalism went out of style as information and philosophy took the step into the 2000's... And as it ends - yes, the game is rigged, but its by old fashioned hidden plutocracy behind fascism through USA and its military not by creatures from another realm.
Pro's Concept Animation could ahve worked (some "camera angle" scenes did quite well) Voice cast
Con's Character depth Character rationale Syncing the animation to the storyline
End notes: Some of the inpsiration is clear as day, the animation series Archer, the movie The Game (1997) and/or Rogues Gallery (2010).
Budget of a $1000k feels a little steep for this regarding bang for buck.
Regarding my preconception I don't view that many animations (excluding shorts with high end or near to, animation), it has happened a few times though.