Wow is all I can say about “Ernest and Celestine”, this is a beautiful film. It’s simply a splendor and this is why I still enjoy 2d animation. When done properly 2d animation is simply a joy to watch and I am in awe that there are still a handful of talented artist who still love and are capable of creating beautiful work in that medium. Sadly it has faded to what it is today and there will be alot less of it going around but that is ok I can deal with that. We have the newgrounds.com generation that seems to love the bizarre animation and then they have people like myself who knows when they see talented and well crafted masterful pieces.
If you are able to watch this wonderful film please watch it in the native language which was french with subtitle, I had no interest in hearing the english language version, please don’t ask why.
The below is taken from From Gkids.com
RNEST AND CELESTINE
Animation, Aubier/Patar/Renner, France, 2012, 80 minutes
In French with English subtitles
Deep below snowy, cobblestone streets, tucked away in networks of winding subterranean tunnels, lives a civilization of hardworking mice, terrified of the bears who live above ground. Unlike her fellow mice, Celestine is an artist and a dreamer – and when she nearly ends up as breakfast for ursine troubadour Ernest, the two form an unlikely bond. But it isn’t long before their friendship is put on trial by their respective bear-fearing and mice-eating communities.
Fresh from standing ovations at Cannes and Toronto, Ernest & Celestine joyfully leaps across genres and influences to capture the kinetic, limitless possibilities of animated storytelling. Like a gorgeous watercolor painting brought to life, a constantly shifting pastel color palette bursts and drips across the screen, while wonderful storytelling and brilliant comic timing draw up influences as varied as Buster Keaton, Bug Bunny and the outlaw romanticism of Bonnie and Clyde. Bringing it all together is the on-screen chemistry between the two lead characters – a flowing, tender and playful rapport that will put a smile on your face and make your heart grow.
Based on the classic Belgian book series by Gabrielle Vincent, Ernest & Celestine won France’s César Award for Best Animated Feature, and has been nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 86th Academy Awards®.
The English-language voice cast features Forest Whitaker, Mackenzie Foy, Lauren Bacall, Paul Giamatti, William H. Macy, Megan Mullally, Nick Offerman, Jeffrey Wright.
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