To quote Kutner, "Worst of all is the fairytale kingdom at the film’s end where the little girl becomes a princess. It looks like a Burger King commercial!" I agree with that particular judgment. I was really put off by the twee ending in which the faun is transformed from a menacing mentor into a smiling courtier. But I also found all the fantasy elements to be plot coupons, and I never felt it cohered into a true vision of an other world. There was no there there for me, which is another reason why the happy ending felt false (and yeah, conventional).
I will say, however, that on a design level one thing the two movies have in common is a murky color scheme. I'm sure that murky color will one day be looked on as a distinguishing feature of movies of the Noughties.
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Date: 2009-07-11 04:39 pm (UTC)I will say, however, that on a design level one thing the two movies have in common is a murky color scheme. I'm sure that murky color will one day be looked on as a distinguishing feature of movies of the Noughties.