Mexican-born filmmaker Guillermo Del Toro has created a distinctive cinematic style by seamlessly connecting the world of monsters, comic books, science fiction, and visceral visuals, to give audiences some of the most imaginative films over the years. With movies like the Oscar-winning The Shape of Water, Hellboy, Pacific Rim, Pan’s Labyrinth, and Pinocchio, the director has used the prominent features of different genres to create his own unique niche that combines drama, emotion, and visual splendor.
With a masterful grasp of the art of filmmaking, one would expect Del Toro to continue making the kind of films he’s famous for. But the Hellboy filmmaker surprised everyone with his wish to focus on only animated features in the future.
Netizens React To Guillermo Del Toro’s Decision To Do Only Animation In the Future
Guillermo Del Toro’s 2022 Oscar-winning film Pinocchio was unique in many ways. The film integrated the century-old art form of stop-motion animation by using animated puppets with modern-day technology. Following the success of the film, Del Toro officially confirmed that his future will be in bringing animation and animated features to the fore. In a masterclass at Annecy Animated Film Festival, he said,
“There are a couple more live-action movies I want to do but not many. After that, I only want to do animation. That’s the plan”.
Following his statement, netizens took to social media to express their excitement at the Oscar winner’s announcement and they wished to see The Shape of the Water director’s special skills being put to use in the world of animation.
Del Toro has already set up another animated film for Netflix which is an adaptation of The Buried Giant, based on the grown-up fantasy novel by Nobel Prize-winning British writer, Kazuo Ishiguro.
Guillermo Del Toro Had Harsh Words For Modern Animation
Mexican filmmaker Guillermo Del Toro has never minced words when it comes to expressing his opinion on or off-screen. The director was brutal in his takedown of modern animated features, which he believed were controlled, not by honest narratives, but by the monetary power of big studios. Del Toro went on to question the storyline and the characterizations in these films that left no room for relatable and real portrayals of life.
“[Why] does everything act as if they’re in a sitcom? I think is emotional p**nography. All the families are happy and sassy and quick, everyone has a one-liner. Well, my dad was boring. I was boring. Everybody in my family was boring. We had no one-liners. We’re all f****d up. That’s what I want to see animated. I would love to see real life in animation. I actually think it’s urgent. think it’s urgent to see real life in animation.”
Del Toro then diverted the topic to his future projects which include one more live-action film that he will direct, Frankenstein, after which his journey towards creating a new wave of animation will commence.
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