SXSW 2017: Pixar’s LOU Will Bring You to Tears in Six Minutes
Pixar took the adorable upcoming animated short LOU to SXSW. Because it is a Pixar film, it is of course at the forefront of technology and creativity and is unreasonably emotional for a cartoon. The story offers an imaginative solution to the very serious issue of playground bullying and we dare you not to cry by the end of the six minutes. When J.J. begins to steal his classmates’ toys at recess, the lost and found box bands together to come to the rescue.
Hayao Miyazaki’s Brilliant Princess Mononoke Retold as an 8-Bit Videogame
Princess Mononoke is one of Japanese master Hayao Miyazaki’s most beloved films. It’s been hailed as a landmark in the world of animation, an epic anime action historical fantasy written and directed by Miyazaki and animated by Studio Ghibli. Set in the late Muromachi period (roughly 1336-1573), the story follows young Emishi warrior Ashitaka and her role in the struggle between the forest gods and the humans who hope to plunder its resources.
