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Movies are our
modern mythology, time capsules of distinct periods in time that teach
as well as evolve. What "StopMo" accomplishes is convincing us that film
is an ever changing medium that will be looked upon decades after we're
all gone thus is the point with "StopMo." A young rock climber discovers
a magical world of filmmaking and technology after crashing through the
roof of an abandoned movie studio where the magic of the images on the
celluloid she uncovers comes to life before her very eyes.
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"Stop Mo"
and its directors celebrate the evolution of special effects
through three different forms of the technology. On the one
hand our rock climber discovers the wonders of blue screen,
then she learns of stop motion animation through her
gigantic savior an ape king by the name of King Kong who is
awfully infatuated with her, and finally the animatronic
Tyrannosaurus Rex that battles our Stop Motion Kong for the
possession of the young explorer who witnesses the magic of
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"StopMo"
doesn't particularly follow its premise and instead just wants to
remind us what what influential turns were taken in Hollywood that
made us look at movies completely differently and it celebrates that
with a brief but heartfelt dedication to the one and only Stan
Winston. Even with almost no extrapolation or preamble to the events
that occur, it means very little with such a great end result meant
for the movie lovers out there who will miss the irreplaceable
Winston forever.
A wonderful student
film, "StopMo" isn't just a short film, it's a short film that reminds
us why we love movies and how much the art has evolved and changed in to
different animals that are unique but always fantastic.
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