One element that distinguishes Star Wars: The Clone Wars from other animated shows was its heavy focus on the political theater of war, dividing fans upon its release.
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The Many Trials of Star Wars: The Clone Wars
It seemed like Star Wars was going to once again take a break from the big screen. However, creator George Lucas felt his storytelling days were not over. So, in 2008, Lucas would bring along newcomer Dave Filoni to work on creating the now award-winning series Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
The Rise of Star Wars Animation: The Tartakovsky Clone Wars
When discussing Star Wars and its evolving history with animation, the best starting point would be with Genndy Tartakovky’s Clone Wars.
A Modern History of Star Wars Animation
This series will discuss how Star Wars’ animated endeavors gained such a large following and how it struggled to get true recognition from Disney.
The Problem with Converting Animated Characters into Live-Action
Bringing an animated character to live-action has always been a challenge, but not impossible. More thought and care should be taken to re-capture the look and feel of the original character while not undermining the writing that made fans care for them in the first place.
Where the Wild Things Are [REVIEW]
Taking a look back at the film adaptation of Maurice Sendak’s classic children’s book: Where the Wild Things Are and evaluating how well it has held up through the past decade.
Camp Cretaceous – Season 4 [REVIEW]
In many ways, this series is Jurassic Park’s counterpart to the Star Wars: Clone Wars TV series. This is a canon animated expansion of Jurassic world which means elements introduced in this series could have bigger implications in the films.
Rango [REVIEW]
It has been over a decade since the western-inspired animated film Rango was released. As such, we figured it was high time to dust this old lizard off to see how well it has held up.
Forbidden Remake: Anastasia
Hey, kids! Do you want to see a movie about the murder of the Romanovs get turned into a whimsical musical adventure?
Forbidden Remake: Disney’s Pocohantas
Picking up from our “Hunchback” (un)proposal – we’re exploring another film in Disney’s back-catalogue that they may be considering for a poorly conceived live-action remake: Pocohantas.