When I first heard about Blue Sky's Snoopy and Charlie Brown: The Peanuts Movie, I wasn't sure what to think. A CGI adaptation of a beloved comic strip that's influenced so many of the world's most popular properties? That could easily spell disaster and possibly taint the franchise if poorly handled...and then I saw the teaser trailer.
That teaser gave me hope. It made me think that everything was going to be alright. Then more trailers eventually popped up. I watched them and I had more reasons to be excited. The entire cast of Peanuts characters showing up in the film? That had a lot of promise that this movie wouldn't skimp on any of Peanuts' history since a lot of those characters have both a lot of historical context and would also be fan-favorites among older fans.
Then the film finally was released in cinemas and honestly, I can say that the wait was absolutely worth it. Where to start with this film? The animation is phenomenal and the look of it reminds me of both the specials I grew up with and the comics that I've recently read up on in preparation for the movie. It has those little drawn effects and touches that show a massive amount of love and care that went into the movie.
The music I think was also a treat to hear. Most of the film consists of Vince Guaraldi's music that he did for the Peanuts series and some songs that are pop songs do show up but they're downplayed enough and take so little screen-time that it almost doesn't matter. I won't say which older songs show up but let's just say I was (and hopefully you would) be surprised how much care went into their recreations.
The writing is everything I love in a movie. It's hilarious, touching, heartbreaking, awesome and really speaks volumes about how much they wanted to make sure they wouldn't screw The Peanuts Movie up. They clearly knew what they were doing and for what they accomplished, I congratulate them for doing the franchise justice and the best part is Charles Schulz's son and grandson both produced and wrote the screenplay alongside others who clearly respect and love the series immensely.
I'm glad I finally have seen the film. It was worth it. Thank you Blue Sky Studios for making this movie that does justice to this wonderful franchise.
Blue Sky's Magnum Opus and a Labour of Love
When I first heard about Blue Sky's Snoopy and Charlie Brown: The Peanuts Movie, I wasn't sure what to think. A CGI adaptation of a beloved comic strip that's influenced so many of the world's most popular properties? That could easily spell disaster and possibly taint the franchise if poorly handled...and then I saw the teaser trailer
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That teaser gave me hope. It made me think that everything was going to be alright. Then more trailers eventually popped up. I watched them and I had more reasons to be excited. The entire cast of Peanuts characters showing up in the film? That had a lot of promise that this movie wouldn't skimp on any of Peanuts' history since a lot of those characters have both a lot of historical context and would also be fan-favorites among older fans.
Then the film finally was released in cinemas and honestly, I can say that the wait was absolutely worth it. Where to start with this film? The animation is phenomenal and the look of it reminds me of both the specials I grew up with and the comics that I've recently read up on in preparation for the movie. It has those little drawn effects and touches that show a massive amount of love and care that went into the movie.
The music I think was also a treat to hear. Most of the film consists of Vince Guaraldi's music that he did for the Peanuts series and some songs that are pop songs do show up but they're downplayed enough and take so little screen-time that it almost doesn't matter. I won't say which older songs show up but let's just say I was (and hopefully you would) be surprised how much care went into their recreations.
The writing is everything I love in a movie. It's hilarious, touching, heartbreaking, awesome and really speaks volumes about how much they wanted to make sure they wouldn't screw The Peanuts Movie up. They clearly knew what they were doing and for what they accomplished, I congratulate them for doing the franchise justice and the best part is Charles Schulz's son and grandson both produced and wrote the screenplay alongside others who clearly respect and love the series immensely.
I'm glad I finally have seen the film. It was worth it. Thank you Blue Sky Studios for making this movie that does justice to this wonderful franchise.