| I thought the trailer breathtakingly understated and yet elegant. A number of friends posted it on Facebook with genuine excitement and expectation. This film may well reach a whole new generation of children. It has state of the art fx, a stellar cast, and a beautiful and universal story reimagined in a new iteration. Not everyone loves animation, and certainly not every child has access to Taymor’s live staging. Why dub such a potentially audience pleasing project “unnecessary” a full seven months before its release, in the face of such palpable anticipation? Yes, it’s a series of corporate decisions, but all inspiring creativity in gifted collaborators. Not at the top of my list of things to complain about in 2018, on screen or off. |
