I purchased Mirrormask because it looked very pretty and I was right to do so.
Anyway...
Frankly, it took me back to the era of films like Labyrinth and The Neverending Story where fantasy films were done right and directors knew that children's films didn't need to be dumbed down for the kids or filled with low-key blue humor for the adults.
It makes me happy to see the Henson's doing good work and makes me happy for the new Dark Crystal sequel as opposed to fearing its disneyification.
I think the main issue with Mirrormask, as it was Gaiman's lower budget and darker, but very similarly themed and plotted Neverwhere, is that it is too British for most Americans... or at least the studios seem to think so.
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Date: 2006-03-09 02:23 pm (UTC)Anyway...
It makes me happy to see the Henson's doing good work and makes me happy for the new Dark Crystal sequel as opposed to fearing its disneyification.
I think the main issue with Mirrormask, as it was Gaiman's lower budget and darker, but very similarly themed and plotted Neverwhere, is that it is too British for most Americans... or at least the studios seem to think so.