Synopsis
Julie Walters tells the story of how Morph, Shaun the Sheep and that cheese-loving man Wallace and his dog Gromit first came to life.
2015 Directed by Richard Mears
Julie Walters tells the story of how Morph, Shaun the Sheep and that cheese-loving man Wallace and his dog Gromit first came to life.
Julie Walters David Sproxton Peter Lord Jeffrey Katzenberg John Lasseter Matt Groening Terry Gilliam Brad Bird Bill Nighy Martin Freeman David Tennant Hugh Grant Timothy Spall Nick Park Merlin Crossingham Peter Sallis Richard Starzak Justin Fletcher Omid Djalili Anne Reid Jane Horrocks Julie Lockhart Sarah Smith Julian Nott Dave Alex Riddett
Au coeur de l'animation Aardman, ค่ำคืนหรรษา: เรื่องราวของอาร์ดแมน, לילה גדול: הסיפור של ארדמן
2020 has truly broken me because I fully cried when they showed the Aardman studios on fire
A behind the scenes look at Aardman Animation.
Nah, in all seriousness this is a fairly sweet, somewhat slight and self-congratulatory little jaunt through forty years of distinctly British animation history. Fond memories abound with some choice clips, whilst Jeffrey Katzenberg is revealed to be a bit of a dick. Who knew? As usual, Hollywood like the idea of something, because they can see it's popular, which equates to money to them, but they like the dedication, artistry and creativity that goes into it all a lot less.
I love Aardman, and I love documentaries, but I was expecting to learn more about their filmmaking process. I feel like this didn't go in depth enough, but I still learned from it and enjoyed it.
“Without Aardman, the world would be slightly less silly and slightly less fun.” - Martin Freeman
One bit about this documentary that I really appreciated was how transparent it was about Aardman's non-claymation projects.
In other words, quickly glanced over and quietly ignored.
A lot of very expected and homogenous figures briefly tell the story of Aardman Studios, in a very sanitised way.
It hits on interesting beats but it is the most standard and generic approach possible. It all seems very unimportant and far too brief. The burning down of the studio, which should have such an emotional impact, is given a sentence and then we go back to doing a chronological tour of Aardman’s output. A lot of this is just famous people describing jokes and scenes - which is disappointing.
There should be more insight here and detail. This is just very bland - which is such a shame because Aardman are fabulous. You’ll get some trivia, but it’s nothing you couldn’t get from a Wikipedia page.
*shows tragic event of aardman studios burning down* *5 seconds later* *RODDY FROM FLUSHED AWAY HAVING A BOOGIE*
All things considered, this is a fairly basic documentary and as such I wouldn't recommend to anyone who isn't already a fan of Aardman. I myself have always been quite a big fan of their work, ever since I was a small lad watching Wallace & Gromit and Chicken Run on repeat, so my thoughts and feelings here may reflect that.
A Grand Night In itself feels about as small and quaint as their numerous projects do, but likewise just as full of love, care, and charm. You can see how much passion the cast and crew have for each project they work on, as well as the sheer amount of effort they put in to making each one exactly how…
i would protect nick park with my life.....he seems like just the sweetest little old man
i fucking love these little wallace and gromit freaks. Clap for our nation’s heroes (aardman stop motion animators) tonight at 8pm