I feel like the uh overarching theme of the Kirby series is that you probably do not want to have, a soul. Because if you do, then you can potentially also have a Soul Form. And doing that probably won’t turn out well for you, or anyone nearby, or potentially, also, not-so-nearby. So, for safety reasons, if you’re in a Kirby game, you might want to consider not, like. Having a soul.
There were 2 more characters I wanted to knock out before moving on to Kirby Tilt n’ Tumble actually, the first of which is Dark Matter’s appearance when he’s first revealed in Kirby’s Dream Land 2! After Kirby uses the Rainbow Sword to force Dark Matter out of King Dedede’s body (which is why I called it the ‘Possessor’), this is the form he takes before taking to the skies and becoming Dark Matter Swordsman. I like this look for Dark Matter and I wish it appeared in later games.
Have
you ever wondered what would be the exact opposite of a werewolf? Apparently writer/star Robert Clarke did, and
as his answer, he made The Hideous Sun
Demon. Nan Peterson from Girls Town is in it, and Patrick Whyte
from Kitten with a Whip, and William
White (no relation as far as I know) from The
Human Duplicators. There’s a Rifftrack
available, too, so this one is officially more than qualified.
i feel like into the spider verse is blowing my mind n looks so appealing to me bc its stylized cgi
because this
is rehashed, tonally identical and not imaginative or engaging to look at if youre not 9-12 y/o
but this
looks stylistically interesting and unique and actually fucking fun to watch so yea
…the ones from your primary example are from the same studio, though, right? Correct me if I’m wrong, not trying to be snarky or anything, but isn’t a studio going to have a signature style? It’s what sets them apart from the others but still makes them recognizable?? It’d be like compating galactibun or kalesbug, ragging on one for putting out multiple comics in the same style and saying, “why can’t their style be more like so and so? It’s more unique and original!”???
Edit, and please forgive the notable tonal shift:
The target audience for the top one is 9-12 years old, too. If you’re out of that range and not engaged, then that’s not really a Them issue. That’s a “expecting something outside one’s demographic to meet said demographic’s expectations automatically” issue. It’s the same that’s been said of Adventure Time, Steven Universe, Gravity Falls, Bee and Puppycat, Star Versus the Forces of Evil, Over the Garden Wall, who’ve all been accused of being too childish, unrealistc, and unoriginal. Which was said by adults. About children’s shows.
That isn’t to say that a person outside a demographic isn’t allowed to criticize a work intended for another demographic. However, it’s an argument with questionable goals and even more questionable arguments themselves.
Actually, this isn’t even a criticism. Criticism would imply an attempt to help locate a problem and then advising what could be done differently to improve. This is more of a complaint via comparison. Universal’s Illumination versus Sony’s Imageworks. Animation should be about learning from each other’s successes, failures, and criticisms. Blatantly comparing and complaining about the totally different styles of two totally different studios—which are unique in their own right—is an opinion, to be sure, albeit an irresponsible and hasty one to put forth on a public forum.
Comparing the two fuels the ever growing vitriol regarding style in the animation community, and quite frankly it’s disheartening to see it perpetuated here.
Second edit: I just noticed that op is also comparing two studios who also have very different processes in how they animate, further making the comparison more than a little unfair. A major component of that is Illumination uses “the same core” of creators, whereas Imageworks—who brought us James & the Giant Peach, The Cable Guy, Charlie’s Angels, Harry Potter, Men in Black—clearly pulls from various sources. In addition, Imageworks has been going since 1993, whereas Illumination has been around since only 2007, with their first film only appearing in 2010.
Again, the comparison here is…interesting. Not to mention it ommits the animation achievements of Illumination, altho this is debateable given op’s motivation, but it’s still a noticeable decision. It also leaves out the fact that, in its own right, the still is quite stylized. The long limbs, for example, or the subtle textures of the fur without being hyper realistic. They just aren’t the same level of stylization that op is evidently looking for.
Monsters and Stuff 