Wow on effort! Just thinking about how long that must have taken is amazing. I really enjoy the little "meanwhile" scenes. And the fight scenes are also quite cute. I like how he had a small introduction, telling us which stick figure represented which character in the story. It doesn't seem like much but without it I would have been completely lost.
I feel they could have improved by simply taking the sound of so we don't have to here a click from the flip book and just hear the music instead of both overlapping each other. I also think it was very vague. Someone that hasn't read the story, or at least known what it was about, wouldn't understand it. For example, it doesn't explain that Juliet when to the apothecary to get a potion that will make it seem like she is dead. It only shows her going in and then drinking it. What he could have done is had the apothecary explain it in a few words.
54 seconds of my life...gone. The only thing I found even remotely entertaining were the drawings, but why have a hippo as Juliet and an "Indian" as Romeo? I felt like I was watching a really old, and horrible, Disney clip. Were they trying to say something by using those particular characters? Or were they simply trying to make it seem funny? Which brings me to my next point; I didn't find it funny...at all. Juliet falling off the balcony? Where was that in the story? And why was that meant to be funny? Apart from the names it bares no resemblance to the original story of Romeo and Juliet.
That little bin on your computer? Yea, toss it in there.
I also appreciate the effort on this video, but boy was I lost. I feel the creators of this Lego stop motion should have included the very beginning of the act. At least then it would be easier to understand why all the little Lego men were running around and getting beaten on top of the head. What about the little scene that kept repeating in the beginning? That kind of went on for a while. I suggest they cut that short a little bit. The original dialogue is used which I actually liked about the clip. What I found strange was the unnecessary explosion. That wasn't in the story and I don't think it was necessary at all. I wouldn't say it was horrible, but it could use improvement.
I enjoyed this a lot. I really like the animation and the voice over is excellent; the people don't stumble and you can clearly hear what they are saying. It wasn't hard to understand what was going on even though it was really simple. Mercutio dies and Romeo goes off to fight Tybalt. In a sword fight, Romeo manages to kill Tybalt. It's easy to understand and there isn't too much going on at once. The original dialogue is used. I think the way they presented it is great and nothing needs to be added.
The little 20th Century Lego's made me giggle, very creative. Maybe it's just me being picky but they could have actually done the Star Wars credit type thing where everything is moving far away instead of just upwards. I enjoyed the brief introduction to the scene, helped me understand what they were trying to show. I really liked their creativity and humor: "...on the planet of Tatoonie, uh, I mean Verona." "Little do they know that fate shall shape events in such a way that the feudal families shall be brought together, but at a terrible price..." Notice something? FORESHADOWING! I was entertained by the sound effects. "WOO WOO WOO" "Oh no, it's the cops, let's get out of here guys!" I really liked the Rosaline - Princess Leia reference, then the "single 14 year old chick" - Juliet. "This speach is over rated, let's just get married." Everything is easy to understand. It's obviously not in the original dialogue but the humor makes up for it.
It was a really entertaining clip; funny, creative and had cute little references to the original story of Romeo and Juliet.
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