Before Pharrell Williams put in a surprise appearance to honor Chris Meledandri with Annecy’s Golden Ticket lifetime achievement award, the Illumination CEO joined “Migration” director Benjamin Renner for a wide-ranging conversation and to present the first 25 minutes of the film.Though the duo made sure to mention that the excerpt was not quite locked, the opening salvo was nevertheless polished and sure-footed, giving Annecy attendees a good impression of the final form.
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22, “Migration” seems like another crowd-pleaser – at least if auditorium’s laughs and applause offered any indication.Those laughs began right from the Universal studio card, which replaced that familiar planetary overture with the crude music of Minions on kazoo.
The visuals and tone quickly changed as Kumail Nanjiani promised a “bedtime story” in voiceover.Painted in bright 2D, with open lines and brushstroke colors, the prologue might scan as fairytale – a conflicted one,…
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