Kung Fu Panda 4 is set to release on March 8, 2024, 8 years after the previous film. To recap, Kung Fu Panda 3 brings back an ancient spirit warrior – Kai, who was banished into the realm of the dead by Master Oogway. Kai’s coming becomes a reason for…
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Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget is a creative extravaganza
Chicken Run is one of the first movies that introduced me to stop-motion animation. This film was released in the mid-2000s, and I took another decade to watch it. Immediately captured by the freedom struggle of farm chickens and their headstrong leader – Ginger, Chicken Run has silently stayed on…
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TRIO Manga is going places!
A couple of years ago, a friend lent me a book – Why Men Lie and Women Cry, authored by Allan Pease and Barbara Pease. The book deeply dives into the psychological differences between the two genders (albeit debatable). A section of the book also talks about the anime industry,…
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What does Kung Fu Panda 3 teach about the inevitability of relationship conflicts?
Animation movies are more than just a means of entertainment. Throughout the evolution of art in the previous century, animated films have conveyed the spectrum of human emotions with the then-available technologies and art forms. The Kung Fu Panda series is a personal favorite on many levels. The messages it…
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Five animation films with minimal visual details, Part 1
Staying true to the minimal theme of the subject, let’s jump straight to the list: Paperman Paperman is a Disney short film that was released in 2012. The film is set in the 1950s-60s era and centers on two strangers who meet at a Manhattan train terminal for a short…