This animation, this kind of animation desperately needs to make a comeback

@angelazaplotinsky1791

5 жыл бұрын

Agreed i never seen animation this perfect it must be know!!!

@metepec20092012

5 жыл бұрын

Tadicuslegion78 meaning this beautiful 2d animation fluidity , right?

@Crazylom

5 жыл бұрын

I agree. This piece must NOT be forgoten and must be gifted to other generations...century per century

@m.syauqiabdurahman2798

4 жыл бұрын

@@Crazylom this and the thief and the cobbler is the animation at it's peak . Even Animation Studio Nowadays Cannot Top This Two .

i think on the surface it seems like a simple movie plot, however if you look more into it, its quite complex. the king clearly hates himself (as seen when the king smashes his mirror) so when he was drawn as the perfect version of himself (aside from the artist drawing him cross-eyed, which he later fixed), it haunts him. in fact, it ends up being the death that the king inflicted upon other characters, i.e the artist and guards. also the character of the statue on the horse is in my opinion, overlooked. the character’s tag line is “mark my words”. the ironic thing is, every time he said that line, whatever he states before wouldn’t come true, meaning there is no point to mark his words. not sure what that represents or maybe i’m looking far too into this, but this movie has marveled me since i was a child. i also very much enjoyed the cage the little bird kept flying into. it was a constant trap that caught him throughout the movie and when robot (seemingly uncontrolled) smashed it, it almost gave me goosebumps. the robot cannot control himself and yet, it doesn’t show the mockingbird piloting it. this could represent the people underground who before didn’t even have access to the sun. they couldn’t do anything without the kings say, but now that he’s gone, they can break free from the cage. no longer was the too tall apartment tower there. speaking of the apartment tower, the castle ruins at the end are much much smaller than what you would expect them to be, (considering all the advanced and huge buildings that were considered his castle). this could be the animators not wanting to animate that many ruins or it could represent the emptiness and true size of his reign. before on the outside, the king’s kingdom looked huge and magnificent. now it doesn’t even make a decent pile of leftover materials. it was at the end of the day, a house of cards.

For those audiophiles out there, notice the changes in the audio quality as you listen to the clips from the movie. The 1952 audio would have been recorded through analog mediums. Then, when he had the chance to work more on the movie in 1977, the audio quality seems more crisp, which, actually, coincides with when Dolby was working on newer sound recording and reproduction techniques. Not that that’s bad. Just a byproduct of what happens when it takes nearly 3 decades to finish a film.

@BetamaxFlippy

3 жыл бұрын

No, it's just that in the 50's they still used an optical soundtrack recorded on the film itself, the completed version was recorded on magnetic tape and that's what we hear in the dvd and blu-ray restorations, and by 1980 most cinemas supported multi-channel magnetic track audio, either integrated in the print or on separate Hi-Def magnetic film reels.

You forgot to explain the core of the movie, which is the artístic movement that this film is in. The surrealism was in its clímax in the 40s. The director, a surrealist animator, made this film as a way to make an artististic masterpiece and also as a critique to autoritarian regimens, especially nazi Germany. Bonus fact, the king's desing is based on Adolf Hitler and, amazingly enough, young Richard Nixon. On the ladder, the director got his picture when he went yo he U.S. más saw a campain on a local election where Nixon was a candidate

@hahna77

Жыл бұрын

Could it be a premonition of the coming love triangle between a certain British Prince/King, the people's princess & the future Queen?

I had to verify a fact with my parents, and they certified it: this movie is actually the very first one that I ever saw in theaters back in early 2000 (I was only 6 years old), and I already recall the memories: me and my class walking towards the town theater to see the movie, the teacher trying to calm us down before the projection (I was still somewhat of a reclusive kid back then), the movie unfolds, the class lets an "'aww" at the end, we walk out of the theater back to the school and have a little hour of discussing what we thought of the movie (I don't remember at all what I did say back then, but I certainly spoke frankly for the first time of my life). Whenever I hear the first piano notes of this movie, my heart melts no matter what. P.S: for those who wonder why I mentioned myself as "reclusive", this will be somewhat explained in the upcoming WITB.

@coffeejack7458

3 жыл бұрын

I found this movie last year by accident, i think i stumbled upon it while searching up "old animations" or something. After watching the trailer i instantly ordered the dvd. The opening theme is beyond beauty, and not Just the music, the surreal animation and plot, backgrounds etc makes my copy of the movie, one of the most priced posessions that i own.

@luernios9075

9 ай бұрын

first movie i remember seeing at the theater was disney's hercules (french version) as a 3 1/2 year old in 1997. I was about 6 (like you) when I saw parts of Roi et l'Oiseau at a friend's home... or was it the entire movie? I'm not sure... Then saw it again as an older teenager. It's a very memorable movie with a unique style and atmosphere, even as a 6 or 7 year old it seemed kinda special.

As a frenchie and a great great fan of the movie , I am so thankful on the effort you put to pronounce the names . Even if it's not perfect , it's damn close man . So thank you for the review itself :)

@luernios9075

9 ай бұрын

haven't watched the full video yet but the pronunciation at the beginning was excellent. I'm a regular listener of the channel so it was fun to hear french coming from this familiar *north-american voice, lol.

This is one of my favorite movie of all time !!! In my opinion it is far mote complex in his themes than you give it credit for. I guess a lot of it might be lost in translation (not only language, but also culture)

@rayancharafeddine4982

11 ай бұрын

Yeah it's much more than a fairytale.. it denounces power, hierarchies, and bureaucracy. All while being very poetic and implicit

A masterpiece of French (and European in general) animation!!!

I think you're the only one who actually did a good job at pronouncing the french names. x)

Animation Hat Requests: Your Name Wolf Children A Silent Voice Kiki’s Delivery Service Pooh’s Grand Adventure The Little Mermaid Shrek The Pirates Who Don’t Do anything: A Veggietales Movie Case Closed: The Time Bombed Skyscraper Origin: Spirits of the Past Spirited Away

@kirstendonovan4092

5 жыл бұрын

Anastasia, then Fantasia 2000.

@angelazaplotinsky1791

5 жыл бұрын

I need sprited away

@murtazanaqvi662

5 жыл бұрын

Kung fu panda Madagascar 1 & 2

@sonicandshadowplushchannel4909

5 жыл бұрын

TV Cartoon Movie Like The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie I want him to review that movie because I love that movie even since I was little it's use to be my favorite movie but not anymore but for now it's in second place

@georgerobertson7010

5 жыл бұрын

Karasu The Dreamer I think if animat reviews the pirates who don’t do anything a veggietales movie these will be the scores Story: 4/10 Animation: 6/10 Characters: 5/10 Overall 5/10

Gonna be honest, I have no idea what the next classic review will be

@gojirafan0577

5 жыл бұрын

Um lets see its a dinosaur movie and its from japan um the only thing comes in my mind is godzilla

@PunkRocker-ts6bv

5 жыл бұрын

I think it's Omae Umasou da na

@gojirafan0577

5 жыл бұрын

But he said it was an old film um i got nothing we'll just have to wait and see

@alexashbourne6496

5 жыл бұрын

gojira fan05 Actually AniMat DID said "Not exactly one of the earlier Japanese animation films".

@gojirafan0577

5 жыл бұрын

Okay but either then i still don't know the film

I saw this movie with my French class in elementary school and I had no idea what it was until now

thanks to animation films like this, i'm more interested in making traditional animation. despite my tendency to defend CGI, wherever i can, i can see why people like traditional animation so much. and the more i look into these reasons, the more i love it myself.

I grew up watching this movie and it's always been one of my favorite animated movies 😊

You have NO clue how much I want to see this film.

@m.syauqiabdurahman2798

4 жыл бұрын

Me too .

So glad I discovered & subbed to this channel recently. Discovering something like this through AniMat is awesome :)

@m.syauqiabdurahman2798

4 жыл бұрын

Through Animat , I Can Make My Animation Knowledge Even Bigger .

If you haven't (or it's been a while), watch Miyazaki's first feature length film, The Castle of Cagliostro. The influence of The Curious Adventure of Mr. Wonderbird (the 1952 version of The King and the Mockingbird) is undeniable, from the castle's design with the secret appartment to the tyrannical ruler forcing a young maiden into marriage. P-S: By the way, congratulations on your french pronunciation, it was really on point.

Replacing the "honhonhon" by "LOL"

It' beautiful to find hidden pearls like this one! Thanks!

Le roi et l’oiseau. One I can definitely call a classic. I still have my old VHS. There is also a pretty important part about the king that AniMat left out. Have you noticed that he is crosseyed in some shots, but notin others? That’s actually a plot point. Most copies you can find are PAL copies, but I still maintain that it’s worth watching. And the movie contains very little dialogue (like AniMat said, most of the story is shown visually, through the animation. It’s pretty easy to follow, even if you don’t understand the dialogue.) so don’t worry about a language barrier.

@SaiyanABlazeNinja

5 жыл бұрын

What does the crossed eyes mean in the story?

@POLE7645

5 жыл бұрын

In the beginning of the movie, the king hired a new painter and commissioned a new portrait (of him as a brave hunter). The king is cross-eyed and it, of course, an horrible shot (but no one will tell him in his face). The painter paints the portrait with the cross eyes and the king promptly fires him via a trapdoor (and possibly kills him). Later on, the king goes to his suite and paints proper eyes himself on it. When night arrives, both paintings of the shepherdess and the chimney sweep come to life (and that's where they come from), but so does the king's portrait. Eventually, the king wakes up and meets his double, who disposes of him (via trap door). The portrait then takes his place and becomes the actual antagonist (and he's much more competent than the real thing). So, every time in this review that you see the king without cross-eyed, it's actually the king's portrait (the real one is gone, presumably dead). I know that's a lot of information, but I don't consider it spoilers since all of it takes place during the first 15 minutes of the movie.

@SaiyanABlazeNinja

5 жыл бұрын

@@POLE7645 SICK

I have been waiting for this.

Quite Possibly My Favoruite Animated Film Of All Time.

@cheryokrsch

Жыл бұрын

same.

I truly love the animation style! It is quite different and unique compared to many animated films we have already seen many times before. Since this animated French film influence and inspired great filmmakers like Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata and their animation studio Studio Ghibli, I would love to make my animated films as good inspired and influence by this movie. And bring back this unique smooth beautiful animation. I truly love animation and I want to become a great animation filmmaker one day! ❤💝 ❤💝

@m0rShh

5 жыл бұрын

I can definitely see where this had an influence on the Ghibli animators. The way the characters quickly run down the stairs looks a lot like a similar scene in Spirited Away, and the robot character in this probably directly influenced the robot from Castle in the Sky. If I remember correctly, Ghibli also distributed the first Japanese DVD release of Le Roi et L'Oiseau.

Excellent review Mat!

I remember watching this interesting animated film before on DVD that was distributed by Digiview Productions that my mom got at our local Walmart!

So is this The Thief And The Cobbler 2.0? Cause that was a sick movie when I sat down to watch it! Edit: Oh I just had to watch the first minute to find out lol

@Crazylom

5 жыл бұрын

You felt shame Ya ?

I don't know if anybody remembers but this film when it wasn't complete was syndicated in the late 50s and early 60s. It was syndicated as a show called Captain Sailor Bird. I don't rememberhow many chapters but it was in chapter play, he would always introduce the next chapter. Many cartoon hosts showed this cartoon as well as other cartoon movies from France. One of the things about this movie was that it was far ahead of its time. I do believe that the Japanese were influenced by this movie. It was the first time they did a giant robot. I found out about it being rereleased in a book where it discussed the completion of the film. He was trying to get the original animators to complete it. Maybe tat it why it didn't match up to the original animation. I first saw the complete version in 83.

Yay! I don't think I'm the only one who suggested this movie to him, but it is nice to see a movie I suggested actually get a video

I'm guessing the next Classic Review is gonna be one of the Doraemon movies...Nobita's Dinosaur or Nobita and the Knights on Dinosaurs.

He should review the rabbi’s cat

I actually never heard or seen The King and the Mockingbird aka "Le Roi et L’Oiseau". But I truly love the animation and I didn't know this is actually based on Hans Christian Andersen's book just like how The Little Mermaid and Frozen are based on books by Hans Christian Andersen. I would love to give it a watch! If the movie's on DVD or Boy-Ray or in my local library, I would definitely buy it or rent it to see it for myself! ❤💝 😃😀😉😊

When AniMat said that the next Classic Reviews is an animated film made in Japan that talks about dinosaurs, there goes my chance for AniMat reviewing The Little Prince and the Eight Headed Dragon.

Please review Song of the Sea, it's look is absolutly amazing.

I saw this movie once while browsing what Xfinity had once while I was bored (though it was the English dub rather than the French original). The characters might not be too memorable, but I absolutely loved the world-building and animation from start to finish.

This has a nice animation

Believe it or not, I had found this quote from Wikipedia: "KZreadr ElectricDragon505 or AniMat, reviewed this movie on September 28, 2018, giving it an 8/10, saying it has amazing animation and fairytale-like story, but also says that the characters and plot aren't strong."

@kostajovanovic3711

5 жыл бұрын

That was fast

@xxsimsmovirgirlxxarchives

5 жыл бұрын

Holy shit! It does say that!

@samfeldstein4498

5 жыл бұрын

That has since been taken off the article en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_King_and_the_Mockingbird&diff=861648173&oldid=861625310

@deanfalkyn

5 жыл бұрын

I actually put that on

I’ve never seen this one, but now it sounds interesting enough that I want to try to now.

Classic reviews I'd like to watch: The Land Before Time Anastasia Thumbelina A Troll in Central Park Tom and Jerry: The Movie Mulan Tarzan Home on the Range The Fox and the Hound Charlotte's Web

Me as a kid never understood this movie or it’s meaning but u can bet I’m buying and rewatching it

the bad guy isnt even the king, it's his portrait who took his place him after killing him

You forgot...... the MUSIC

Has anyone seen the film, the painting? It has a similar story to this movie.

I guess for the lack of a better term, Fleischer-esque Art style would be fitting as we can see in Superman(1941) eye design with glints.

Still impressed that nobody recommended the Sonic animated movie to him yet.

Such a beautiful and surreal film, kind of a shame that not many people have seen or even heard of it. I hope that this review will help spread awareness of this underrated gem. Speaking of underrated, where would you put this in your Top 10 Underrated Animated Films?

@elianetorralba726

5 жыл бұрын

In France, it's a big classic ! A lot of French people saw it in their childhood (me included) But it's a shame that the movie is unknown from the rest of the world.

You are Umasou is next?

This film looks awesome!

I was kind of expecting a review of Small Foot

@MegaSoulHero

5 жыл бұрын

He’s reviewing it next week

@georgerobertson7010

5 жыл бұрын

MegaSoulHero what do you think the scores will be?

@dylanwashere6668

5 жыл бұрын

George Robertson Maybe 7 or 8 out of 10

@georgerobertson7010

5 жыл бұрын

Dylan Was Here I saw smallfoot yesterday and I thought it was amazing!!!

I honestly was trying to remember this movie for the longest time I remember my grandmother had bought it from Walmart when they have those $5 movies without a case that were just sealed and like paper and plastic you would always get like these random low budget movies sometimes you'd find good one I think to me this would be one of them

That looks damn good... I need to look at that!

9:01 I always thought he looked like a Ralph Bakshi character

FINALLY!

I have no idea what movie is next.

Animat should do a classic review of flushed away

The next review is "フリントストーンと呼ばれる男"

I have no clue how to pronounce that French title, but I also have no doubt that AniMat can pronounce it perfectly.

It has a unique personality how did it not get the attention it deserved?

He should review home on the range

I have no clue what the next one is going to be.

And the next question is.... Where does traps leads?

All right do Bird boy and the forgotten children.

Adrian Velba's Character Design from LASTMAN seems influenced by the Chimney Sweep.

AniMat, would you like to do a review to "Toy Story"?

¡FINALLY!

YEEEESSSSS YOU ARE UMASOU

I believe the next film is You Are Umasou.

Hey does anybody know where i can watch this master piece i love obscure animated movies like this and it seem amazing so i want to watch it but the only dvd i can find is region 2 and im in america plus its not on any streaming services and i can rent it off youtube or the google playstore

I tried to find out what the movie is, I have no clue

Animat should one day review the Drawn Together movie.

@khangyn6242

5 жыл бұрын

Darremiah Fenris or the Jungle Bunch

Hey, it's the first movie I remember watching in my life!

Does anyone know which one is next?

@ruby_waffle

5 жыл бұрын

Some dinosaur anime I guess

Try Pinocchio "IN SPACE"!

It's like closer to Soviet Russian fairy-tale animation, cutting it pretty close to that genre. The quality is between Japanese Miyazaki or Takahata style and Russian Ivanov-Vano style animation.

This movie is beauty impersonated

Next would be you are umasou?

What's the song that plays at the start of the video?

Up Next it will be Doraemon because it's is I saw the show and it's so great series

You should talk about the production history or make an Animation Lookback about this film.

Godzilla will be next

Can you review small foot?

@mattford6848

5 жыл бұрын

Mikolke Noel He will next Friday

Anime with Dinosaurs huh? Is it sad that Dinosaur King comes to mind yet it’s not a animated feature film?

@kostajovanovic3711

5 жыл бұрын

Let's hope not

wHERE THE HELL can we find an english subtitled version?!!!!

Where i can find this movie??😢❤

The next movie is You Are Umasou.

But with even more better effort than I guess the state-funded Soyuzmultfilm budget would often allow, I know, I have the experience and the national background, in viewership I mean, not actually making the colored stuff. You know I'm and never been a cartoonist or animator, maybe I wish I was even part-time, but it's probably too late, or maybe not since all animation is learned on the computer.

He should review small foot

@maxmantell5009

5 жыл бұрын

Luigi gaming yeah I thought it was cute

Theodore Rex is the next classic Review

@MegaSoulHero

5 жыл бұрын

Neither of those movies are Japanese or have anything to do with Japan.

@gojirafan0577

5 жыл бұрын

Um that isn't animated

@gojirafan0577

5 жыл бұрын

No not ice age theodore rex

@hoopaguy6685

5 жыл бұрын

@@PussInBootsTheLastWishFan2003 I think he meant Theodore rex

@nario9718

5 жыл бұрын

@@PussInBootsTheLastWishFan2003 Ice Age 3 isn't from Japan nor is it a really old movie.

Bonjour from Paris🇫🇷

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Can you please please please please put these movies on the animation hat Batman beyond the return of the joker Shrek Madagascar Chipmunk adventure Toy story The powerpuff girls movie Dexter’s ego trip The nightmare before Christmas Hey Arnold the jungle movie Rugrats Batman and Harley Quinn Batman under the red hood Batman and mr freeze subzero Jimmy neutron

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I feel like you came into this movie with the wrong kind of idea of what it is. The plot is not weak, the characters are like that on purpose, the bland characters are done as a SUBVERSION of fables, in fact the entire fact that the King does NOT marry the shepherdess and the King is not the noble person really shows it is an utterly surreal subversion of fables.

The story:10/10 The animation:10/10 The characters:6/10 Overall:9/10

My review: Story 6/10 Animation 9/10 Characters 6/10 7/10