In
the second part of Detheux’s article he goes more in depth about his views on
animation and how he believes it is a dying art form. He continues to argue
about the linear format that Disney has adopted along with his belief that most
animations contain the same story structure. I found his thoughts and ideas in
this article to be a lot more intriguing than the first article.
He
starts off by talking about a movie trailer for the film Amelie, and how the
French trailer and U.S. trailer differ completely. I looked into this by
searching for them on YouTube. Detheux makes some really good points about
these trailers. The French version really is a lot more engaging with the
audience and has a much different tone than the U.S. version. He goes on and
writes a quote that I found very inspirational, “Art is a religion. Its aim is
the elevation of thought.” He encourages animators to really question why they
are animating something and to really explore that question in their head. He
then begins to talk more and more about how he would love to see more
experimental animations being produced with much more conceptual ideas.
He believes that
in order for animation to move forward, people need to break the boundaries of
a typical narrative and try new things. This is one of the points that I
totally agree with Detheux on. I would personally love to see some experimental
animations get the praise that they deserve. However, the typical narrative
that animations normally encompass is what takes the cake. He makes another
interesting point about animation being tied into painting and how he feels
that animation could easily be the next “face” of painting. To me this sounds
awesome since paintings can be very surreal or conceptual. To see those two
qualities produced in an animation would be astounding if you ask me. All in
all, Detheux has some really strong views on animation, and simply wants to see
the art form pushed over the typical boundaries.
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