Movie of the Day – Renaissance

Looking back on all the content and articles I have written, I have not picked an animated movie to talk about.  It’s not that I don’t like animated movies, it’s just that there are a few that I really enjoy in terms of story and visuals.  I love the Pixar movies that meld together passionate story telling and incredible visuals.  I like anime films that  just blow away one’s imagination.  Sometimes, we get movies that utilizing computer animation in a different way.  Take Sin City for example, the film used computer animation to recreate the look of the black and white comic book.  The color and style of comic book shined throughout the film and immersed us into the crazy world of Sin City.

So while Sin City’s black and white comic book style was used to portray, well, a comic book, there was a small French film that used the stark palette of black and white to present a bleak future.  Renaissance is sci-fi, neo-noir film that  uses black and white, computer animated settings and digitally tracked actors to present a dystopian Paris, France.  While their vision of the future is something out of Blade Runner, the movie brings an interesting visual style and story line.  Let’s give a quick rundown of the story.

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