This movie was truly beautiful. The symbolism was awesome. My heart is filled.
The narration was nice too.
Reviews for "Dear, Princess"
exninja123 responds:
thank you! :D
i liked the way it was drawed in an "essential" way(not that what you drawed wasn't good, but that there nearly weren't background and details): it helped me concentrate on the story and to understand the meaning.
often, in this kind of movies that are made to share a message the story is really predictable and banal, but it wasn't your case, this story was original and enjoyable.
and i liked your voice, it reminds me that of my dear big sis!
anyway i just wanted to say thanks.
exninja123 responds:
haha, thanks! :)
The animation was lovely, and the symbolism was great. The voice acting was slightly awkward, but I could tell it was due to lack of experience. (Keep at it!)
My only critique is the religious aspect of things -- To be honest, I had no idea you were trying to allude to Jesus Christ, and I preferred it that way. I feel the message comes along quite nicely, without having to bring in faith. By all means you're entitled to your religious beliefs, and I feel you did an amazing job bringing in that metaphor, I just would have rather not known that's what you were going for. I'm not even taking a star away for it.
exninja123 responds:
thanks a lot
glad you enjoyed it :)
I'll be up front about this, I'm docking a star because I dislike being 'tricked' into watching Christian propaganda (whether you're a 'follower of Christ' or admit you're a religious person by that term, people are going to look at it exactly the same, by the way. Just sayin'). I mean, yeah, it was in the description but it was only indicated under a spoiler tag, therefore I didn't read it before realizing when the princess was tossing away letters from a prince that she wanted so badly that this would be about Jesus. Seriously, at least slap a tag that indicates this is going to be a proselytizing Flash on it, please. On to the actual review before I start just ranting (yeah, the above paragraph doesn't count as ranting compared to when I get started):
The story's fairly well written, for what it is - I think most people could figure out what you say under the spoilers for themselves, as I did. You make powerful use of symbolism and you have the makings of a great writer.
Your drawing is nice but it could use some work. Even though it's a much higher quality than most of the anime I see on here, I suggest studying drawing realism for practice - it will do wonders even for your cartooning. Anatomy is key. Learn to draw the nude form, make studies of clothing, and draw pretty much everything you see - animals, objects, clothes, buildings, -everything-. You have a lot of talent in your art as well as your writing, which is an awesome combination of skills to have for an animator.
I'm not sure if the mostly still images were a stylistic choice or not. They do work well for this piece. My personal preferences lean towards seeing backgrounds and a believable world around the character, but as I haven't looked for your other work I can't really say much about it.
exninja123 responds:
thanks for the honest critique.
about your rant, seriously.... i'm not FORCING people to convert or anything
besides, it's up to that person's choice to do it or not
I'm just telling a story of what I believe and thought was cool to share, lol
I honestly did not mean any harm though, sorry if that pissed you off :/
if the Prince shows up at another prince's door, is it also kept between them? #dontaskdonttell
exninja123 responds:
honestly, I was not talking about a lustful way of loving others.
But rather a way a father loves his children.