Jason and the Argonauts (1963)
What:
Jason and the Argonauts (1963)
Where:
'Freaky Friday' at ACMI Cinemas, Federation Square, Melbourne
When:
Fri Apr 6, 10pm
Watch the trailer:
Instead of a trailer, here's a montage of all Harryhausen creatures (in chronological order, no less)
One of the many confusing aspects of the current hype around the movie 300is its rating: "CONTAINS COMPUTER-GENERATED VIOLENCE”. Hasclassification ever depended on the method of simulation before? Soon,we'll see "CONTAINS ADULT THEMES CREATED USING THE STANISLAVSKYMETHOD”. You can keep your CGI Spartans, because this Friday, it's allabout 'Dynamation’.
This week, ACMI's late-night 'Freaky Friday' screening is the 1963 classic Jason And The Argonauts,featuring the creations of legendary animator Ray Harryhausen. Hiswork has given gravitas to giant octopi, prehistoric birds, and angrydemigods, and his painstaking stop-motion technique allowed thesemonsters to interact with real human actors. It sounds curmudgeonly –like saying music these days is just noise – but it’s undeniable thatHarryhausen’s creations have a certain, intangible soul, and it’ssomething that computer animation is still struggling to capture.
The humans’ performances don’t stand a chance next to living statues,flying harpies, and a many-headed hydra. Doesn't everyone owe it tothemselves to see Jason And The Argonauts epic skeleton-swordfight on the big screen at least once before they die?
Format: Cinema
Mood: Smarts
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