A special dedication image to Leslie Burke, Queen of Terabithia...
Ever since I've seen the film "Bridge To Terabithia," & become quite enchanted with it, I've felt the need to do some artwork based on my faveorite character... Leslie, here she is leading you away from the troubles of day-to-day, & into a magic land ready to capture your imagination, while making you strong enough to confront your greatest fears!...
Since the movie is based on a book, the image is presented as a "breaking the frame" book cover...
BRIDGE TO TERABITHIA - PAN'S LABYRINTH ~MOVIES January - February 2007
BRIDGE TO TERABITHIA
From time to time I like to take a moment away from my artwork gallery & mention some artistic things that I find inspiring or that I just really enjoy, & events, movies, & music are in that catagory... so I'm gonna do a little fanlove here for 2 movies I saw these past 2 months that really blew my doors off...At first I thought Pan's Labyrinth was going to be "the movie to beat" this year when I saw it in January (& I am still with high hopes for fan faveorites like Spider-Man 3 / Transformers / 300 etc. possibly taking the #1 spot for me as "Best Film of 2007.") ...I also think in taking an overview of the year as a whole it seems that 2007 will easily be one of the best movie years we've had in recent times ... But then sometimes a movie shows up like this one & it just hits me... hard... although I never expected it to...never mind having it possibly be the BEST film of 2007!That brings me to this FANTASTIC family film that way surpasses anything in depth, emotion, & real-life types of stuff with a mix of fantasy & imagination than I have seen in years... I highly recommend seeing "BRIDGE TO TERABITHIA"... The cast is sensational & the movie is brilliant! It's the first time I had seen this type of subject matter handled in such a realistic way for a young cast & even though the fantasy element is what drew me to see the movie, the movie ended up being so much more than that & I can't praise it enough for how refreshing, charming, & what an emotional experience it was. So ya, I loved it...
"KEEP YOUR MIND WIDE OPEN..." One of the major reasons why I loved the film so much was for starlet AnnaSophia Robb, who played "Leslie" in the film... a quirky, fashion savy student writer, & basically summed up why we need more artistic, creative imaginative, free-spirited people in this world, who are able to take you away from the day-to-day, and invigorate your passion & mind. I know everyone who I went to see the film with adored her & she took us on an emotional rollercoaster ride. She was basically the girl-next-door us artsy-types wish we had growing up next to us when we were in our youths...So go see the film & find out exactly what I'm talking about, it's definately a bonified classic in my opinion... ^_-
PAN'S LABYRINTHSo...I've seen quite a few films already for being so early in 2007 but the other STAND-OUT feature I saw (so far) this year was the dark & somewhat disturbing "Pan's Labyrinth." definately a hard film to watch & like BTT, the fantasy aspect was only a smaller part of a bigger story. This film is astonishingly beautiful, & also very emotional & violent, so it's defianetly for the 16 & up crowd. The film is presented in it's original Spanish dialogue with English subtitles (which I vastly perfer) and has a haunting soundtrack that you will immediately recognize upon hearing it again. This film is more about war (& growing up inside of one) than the mystical elements, but presents both aspects in a solidly frightful way & will defiantely be a film you won't forget, although I can't recommend it to everyone like BTT, (although with the multiple academy awards it just won, I'm sure it will reach a broader audience) I can recommend it for those with an open mind & a love for indie-house foreign films that break all the normal stereotypical boundries... brave films that make bold statements, instead of being the usual types of films that we are bombarded with & get immune to... so if it sounds like your kinda movie... do yourself a favor & check it out... it ROX!
from my friends on alwaysannasophia:
ReplyDeletechristian: wow, that is very good. I like it.
klarkkent: Yep,its really awesome))Give us some more))
wolf: very good
mizzliz:whoa, that is really good! The background looks great with it too
your style is awesome
JokeR:I'll read your blog!Let's chat!Wtite me on email,AIM or ICQ
Zenythmon:You have any more?
Prads: Wow, you are good
face: OMG o_O...i think it was very difficult work , but its very very awesome...i was on your site and u excellently draw...u use Photoshop?
ryanoldham:It is really interesting, I have never seen any drawings like that, I like it.
Kristina: Wow, absolutely awesome drawings! I wish I could draw...haha
fairygirl93:'s amazing, you are VERY talented!
Jeff: DUDE! COOL ART! Simple and original. Just the way I like it. Keep em coming man.
shemp: Les (if that's your name), do you think you could do a pic of AnnaSophia's Violet?
from my friends on he-man.org:
ReplyDeletePredabot:Never heard of this movie? I think I like you regular style better btw.
But a cool experimental background, it has.
Pig Boy: That's there is a nice wee illustration!
Brad2dbone: Nice! I haven't seen the movie or read the book. Which should I do first?
Predabot: This movie hasn't had premiere in sweden yet, even tho 300 and TMNT has.
Is it really that good? Is it animated or live-action? A mix? What's it about?
Idiotfool: Live action + CGI. I haven't seen it because I didn't think it would adhere to the book it's based on, but friends have said otherwise. The story is about a rural boy whose life sucks pretty hard. A Tom-boy moves in next door, and the two eventually strike up and unlikely friendship. The girl's parents are hippies and promote her active imagination, which she shares with the boy, whose family stifles his.
That's the best description I can give to the story without giving anything away.Live action + CGI. I haven't seen it because I didn't think it would adhere to the book it's based on, but friends have said otherwise. The story is about a rural boy whose life sucks pretty hard. A Tom-boy moves in next door, and the two eventually strike up and unlikely friendship. The girl's parents are hippies and promote her active imagination, which she shares with the boy, whose family stifles his.
That's the best description I can give to the story without giving anything away. I reread it back in November, or so, and was hard pressed not to cry... and I'm an emotionless manly man. I reread it back in November, or so, and was hard pressed not to cry... and I'm an emotionless manly man.