Elliot the dragon
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Elliot the dragon |
| Original title | Pete's Dragon |
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| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2016 |
| length | 103 minutes |
| Age rating |
FSK 6 JMK 8 |
| Rod | |
| Director | David Lowery |
| script |
Toby Halbrooks , David Lowery |
| production | Jim Whitaker |
| music | Daniel Hart |
| camera | Bojan Bazelli |
| cut | Lisa Zeno Churgin |
| occupation | |
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Elliot, the Dragon is an American fantasy film by David Lowery , which is optically and content-wise based on the 1977 feature film Elliot, the Smirking Monster . The film was produced by Walt Disney and is based on an unpublished short story by Seton I. Miller and SS Field . The film was released in US cinemas on August 12, 2016 and in German cinemas on August 25, 2016.
action
Pete, a four-year-old boy, and his parents have an accident in the woods in the Pacific Northwest that only Pete survives. Shortly afterwards, he meets a green dragon. Six years later, Grace, an employee of the nearby nature park , who is checking the logging of her husband Jack and her brother-in-law Gavin in the forest, finds Pete in the forest with the help of her daughter Natalie. Because of a mishap while trying to catch Pete, he falls from the tree, passes out and is taken to the hospital. He later tells Grace that he lived in the woods with the giant green kite, Elliot, who can fly. He knew the name he gave the dragon from a book he had read in the back seat before the accident. The being he describes miraculously resembles the dragon from the stories of her father, which Grace had told in her childhood. Grace remains skeptical, although she wonders how Pete survived in the forest for six years. She begins to wonder whether the dragon could really exist. That would also explain how Pete always gets from one place to another so quickly. She tries to find out where the boy actually comes from and whether the story of the dragon that Pete and her father are talking about is true. At the same time her brother-in-law discovers Gavin Elliot in the forest and, after his brother doesn't believe him, decides to catch the dragon.
Pete has since been taken home by Grace, Jack and Natalie. The next day, Grace pretends to take Pete to the youth welfare office, but instead drives her father, Natalie, and Pete into the woods, where Pete shows them Elliot. At that moment Gavin and his friends join in, who stun Elliot, catch him and bring him to the sawmill. But shortly before the police arrive, Pete can get Elliot to make himself invisible so that no one sees Elliot and everyone believes the dragon has escaped. Mr. Meacham helps the kids get Elliot away on the truck, but the narcotics have left Elliot very weak and unable to stay invisible all the time, so he is hunted by the police. Elliot breathes fire on a bridge to deter his pursuers. When Jack and Grace's car crashes, Elliot is able to save them. Then Pete flies away with him to flee from the incoming helicopters. Pete realizes that people now know about Elliot and will therefore be looking for him, which is why Elliot cannot stay and needs a new hiding place. Pete decides to live with Grace, but knowing the magic of dragons, they can find Elliot and visit them at any time.
production
History of origin
While director Don Chaffey integrated the magical, partly invisible dragon into the film as a cartoon animation in 1977 and placed it alongside the people portrayed by real actors, Elliot was incorporated into the film as a computer animation in the remake by CGI . In contrast to the original film, the remake is not a musical film and does without well-known songs from the original 1977 film. Actress Bryce Dallas Howard explained that the makers of the film only tried to incorporate pieces of music into the remake here and there in the old Disney tradition .
Staff and cast
The director took David Lowery . Bojan Bazelli acted as cameraman and Ken Turner as art director . For the special effects and post-production of the film, Lowery enlisted the help of Double Negative , Proof and Weta Digital .
Child actor Oakes Fegley took on the lead role from Pete. Bryce Dallas Howard plays the nature park worker Grace, Robert Redford her father. The roles of Müller Jack and his brother Gavin were taken over by Wes Bentley and Karl Urban . Oona Laurence plays Pete's new friend Natalie in the movie. The roles of Pete's parents were cast with Esmée Myers and Gareth Reeves . Nine-year-old Olly Presling , a boy from Wellington , worked as Fegley's double in the film .
Filming and post-production
At the beginning of January 2015 the first test recordings took place in New Zealand . The actual shooting began in February 2015 and ended after 74 days of shooting on April 30, 2015. They initially took place at Stone Street Studios in Miramar, a suburb of New Zealand's capital Wellington , and were later continued in the nearby town of Upper Hutt .
The scenes of the film, which take place in the forest, were shot in a red forest area in Rotorua , in Whakarewarewa , in the forests of Tokoroa and in the Battle Hill Farm Forest Regional Park, further nature scenes at Mount Victoria , the city mountain of Wellington. The towering trees in the Redwoods Forest are similar to the coastal redwoods in the Pacific Northwest. It provides the backdrop for the home of Elliot the Dragon, and this is where the filming of the scene in which Pete first meets his mysterious new friend took place. In Deer Park Heights, right at the foot of the Remarkables , the scene was filmed in which Elliot climbs up from below the cliff edge and flies over Pete's head. The scene was filmed in the Battle Hill Farm Forest Regional Park near Paekakariki in which Pete lands on Elliot's back after jumping over the edge of a cliff.
In the town of Tapanui in West Otago , a set was set up on which the scenes were filmed in the fictional American lumberjack community of Millhaven, which is said to be in Oregon in the film . For this, 87 houses in the area were cleared by the locals for the film crew. Some of the residents of Tapanui appeared in the film. They wore 1980s clothing, were shown shopping, and drove on the wrong side of the road in American school buses and American cars because, while New Zealand drives on the left, the film is set in the United States.
Elliot the dragon was added to the film in a computer - generated post - production process . Unlike in the original film, Elliot has more of the features of a mammal than a reptile. Instead of scales and the head of a dragon, the new edition has a thick, green fur and a black snout, similar to that of a dog.
Film music
After Oscar winner Howard Shore was initially named responsible for the film music, Daniel Hart ultimately took over his work. The soundtrack for the film was released on August 12, 2016 and includes 28 tracks. In addition to the film music composed by Hart, the album also includes the song Nobody Knows by Andrew Tinker and Toby Halbrooks , which was recorded by The Lumineers . The end-credit song Something Wild was recorded by electro violinist Lindsey Stirling with Andrew McMahon , and The Dragon Song by singer-songwriter Bonnie Prince Billy . The last song is a re-recording of the song Candle on the Water , which was recorded by Okkervil River .
There are no modern pop pieces on the soundtrack, but mainly calm country songs and songs that underline the originality of the natural scenery and underline the tranquility of the small town. The soundtrack entered the UK's soundtrack album chart at number 40 on August 19, 2016.
In December 2016, the soundtrack was included in the list of candidates (longlist) at the Academy Awards 2017 in the category Best Film Music , from which the members of the Academy will determine the official nominations. The songs Nobody Knows and Something Wild contained on the soundtrack were included in the longlist for Best Movie Song .
Track list
- The Dragon Song sung by Bonnie Prince Billy
- Something Wild sung by Lindsey Stirling and Andrew McMahon
- Nobody Knows sung by The Lumineers
- Something On Your Mind sung by St. Vincent
- So Long, Marianne , sung by Leonard Cohen
- Gina Anne sung by Bosque Brown
- An adventure
- Are You Gonna Eat Me?
- Brown Bunny
- Reverie
- Tree Fort
- North Star
- Bedtime Compass
- Timber
- Breathe
- Gavin Knows What He's Doing
- You are not alone
- Elliot Gets Lost
- Takedown
- It'll Be Just Like It Used To Be
- Follow that dragon
- Elliot at the Bridge
- Abyss
- Go North
- Saying goodbye
- The Bravest Boy I've Ever Met
- The Dragon Song Revisited , sung by Bonnie Prince Billy
- Candle On the Water sung by Okkervil River
Marketing and Publishing
In May 2016, a first German trailer was released, in which not only the official German title of the film was confirmed, but also the first short scenes showing how the computer-animated dragon Elliot flies. In early July 2016, Walt Disney Studios released a 60-second television commercial in which Fegley sings the song North .
From July 1, 2016, guests at Disney California Adventure Park and Disney's Hollywood Studios were able to see individual excerpts from the film before the film officially opened. The film premiered in the United Kingdom on July 31, 2016 at the Ham Yard Hotel in London , and its US premiere on August 8, 2016 at the El Capitan Theater in Los Angeles .
The film was released in US cinemas on August 12, 2016 and in German cinemas on August 25, 2016. After the US theatrical release, Disney published a companion book to the film that introduces selected scenes from this. In addition, the series published the book The Lost Years , written by Elizabeth Rudnick and provided with numerous illustrations , which is based on the plot of the film and tells the story of Pete and Elliot's first meeting and their coexistence in the forest, which is not in the film will be shown.
synchronization
The German dubbing took place at FFS Film- & Fernseh-Synchron in Berlin . Tobias Neumann wrote the dialogue book, Katrin Fröhlich directed the dialogue.
| role | actor | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Pete | Oakes Fegley | Claude-Albert Heinrich |
| Grace | Bryce Dallas Howard | Maria Koschny |
| Mr. Meacham | Robert Redford | Kaspar Eichel |
| Gavin | Karl Urban | Tobias Kluckert |
| Jack | Wes Bentley | Robin Kahnmeyer |
| Natalie | Oona Laurence | Lucy Fandrych |
| Jenny | Annabelle Malaika Süess | Jada Zech |
| Sheriff Dentler | Isiah Whitlock Jr. | Jörg Hengstler |
reception
Age rating
In Germany the film is FSK 6. The reason for the release states: “The film combines adventure and fairy tale motifs and is told with empathy, whereby it draws almost all characters in a friendly way. The main human character is particularly suitable for children to identify with. Under 6s can be overwhelmed by the numerous action sequences as well as some dramatic, emotional and threatening moments. "
Reviews
So far, the film has won over 88 percent of Rotten Tomatoes critics and achieved an average rating of 7.4 out of a possible 10 points.
Despite the lack of experience of director and screenwriter and the very young actor Oakes Fegley in the role of Pete, Elliot the Dragon has been repeatedly described as the best Disney film of the year and the most outstanding real-life version of Disney. Other critics called it the best film of the year and summer ever. Peter Debruge from Variety speaks of one of the nicest surprises of the year for moviegoers and of a high quality family film that rewards the imagination of young people. The film was reminiscent of a time when the term “Disney film” still meant something. The dragon in particular is the greatest innovation compared to the original and makes the hand-drawn figure from back then almost invisible in comparison.
The work of director David Lowery has been highlighted many times by critics , who despite a lack of experience with fantasy films and a small budget, created a great Disney film. The film was budgeted for $ 65 million, just over a third of what the last two real-life versions of Disney classics, The Jungle Book and Alice in Wonderland: Behind the Mirrors , had budgets of 175 million and 170, respectively Million US dollars. According to critics, the director shows in the film that he is interested in developing characters without evaluating them and that they later do a joint task in the film, which was often found very refreshing and thus reminds the viewer why people are ever started creating families and communities .
The film has been described time and again as a classic family film in the old Disney fashion, which, although it uses the magic of today, namely modern technology , is extremely heartwarming. The film translates the Disney magic into a film for the whole family that picks up both children and adults. The film is described as a straightforward and uncompromising family adventure on the one hand, and a lovable and unobtrusive family adventure on the other , which surprisingly works without becoming clumsily sentimental, as is often the case with Disney films, and does not speak condescendingly with children. As a family film, critics say Elliot the Dragon has set new standards in this genre, and there should be more films of this kind. Jordan Raup from The Film Stage recognizes the potential created by the director's unambiguous handwriting in the film and says that the film shows an emotional sensitivity, is aesthetic clarity and conveys an all-round feeling of fun. The film feels like a miracle in the current summer tentpole season and, according to Raup, sets a standard for what Hollywood should do in the remake area. The film has more than one heartbreaking moment, and because Lowery gave it soul, it never ceases to deliver magic. David Ehrlich of Indie Wire also describes the film as the best remake of the summer and sees it primarily as a credit to Lowery that the film testifies to sincerity and that something was created that comes from the heart.
Russ Fischer from The Wrap also calls the film one of the best remakes of recent years and is particularly enthusiastic about the main actor Oakes Fegley , who plays his role convincingly and often had to act alongside a mostly invisible dragon who never says a word . The work with light and shadow by the cameraman Bojan Bazelli , the costumes by Amanda Neale and the impressive film music by Daniel Hart also contribute to the magic of the film, according to Fischer.
From the German Film and Media Review was Elliot, the dragon with the predicate particularly valuable provided. The reasoning, which refers in particular to the technical aspects of the film, says: “The interaction between humans and kites is implemented in a technically convincing manner throughout and the 3D effect is used very naturally and almost casually. In addition, topics such as environmental degradation and loss trauma are touched upon, but not all of them are pursued further. The staging succeeds in a coherent framing through the dramatic images of nature. "
Gross profit
In Germany, the film had around 300,000 cinema-goers. The film's worldwide revenues are currently $ 143.7 million.
Awards (selection)
- Nomination as favorite film
- Nomination for Best Fantasy Film
- Award for Best Actress in a Feature Film in the Teen Actress category ( Oona Laurence )
- Nomination for Best Actor in a Feature Film in the Young Actor category ( Oakes Fegley )
Trivia
He knew the name Elliot, which Pete gave the dragon in the film, from a book he had read with his parents in the back seat of the car during the accident. The book is titled Elliot Gets Lost and is about a dog that gets lost in the Pacific Northwest. Disney had the book Elliott Gets Lost , originally an invention of the film, later published as a companion to the film. The picture book was designed and written by director David Lowery and Toby Halbrooks with the film's creative team.
Web links
- Elliot, the dragon in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Elliot, the dragon in the German dubbing file
- Official German website for the film
Individual evidence
- ^ Certificate of Release for Elliot the Dragon . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry (PDF; test number: 161430 / K).
- Jump up ↑ Age rating for Elliot the dragon . Youth Media Commission .
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