Idealogian

CGI

'Tis the season, apparently, for computer animated movies, with The Incredibles having opened last week (and being dubbed by The Wall Street Journal "the year's best movie so far, and by far; it's hard to see what might still come along to surpass it") and The Polar Express opening this week. In that spirit, some links:

• After seeing The Incredibles, you may be inspired to develop your own super identity, which will of course require a secret lair of sorts. If so, you'll be needing one of these.
• After You, a satirically clever short film.
• Alien Song, a short that had me laughing out loud (and has me laughing again now just thinking about it).
• Rockfish, a slightly longer but more visually impressive film.
• If you've seen the trailer for The Polar Express and are wondering why it feels slightly unsettling, it's probably due to one of two reasons:
  1. It seems to have less plot than a weekday comic strip. ("Boy doesn't believe in Santa but then goes on a magical train ride to the North Pole where he meets Santa. The End.")
  2. The characters are in an unfortunate position somewhere in the Uncanny Valley.
  The CNN review confirms both points.