Wednesday, April 25, 2007

The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926)



Man, was that neat...

Easily the first full-length animated film of all time, beating Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs by over a decade, it was meticulously filmed over the course of three years using carefully cut-out pieces of cardboard and metal in front of colored glass, and man, was it cool-looking...

Another main proponent was the magical score, which soared over ever scene, a same ol' 1001 Arabian Nights story, but it is infused with such glory, such love, such care, such grandiose, that any criticisms melt away...

This film really sweeps you away to another world, and reminds you how magical cinema can be, and why you fell in love with movies in the first place. Expect it to make the top 250.

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