ParaNorman
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | ParaNorman |
| Original title | ParaNorman |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2012 |
| length | 92 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director |
Sam Fell , Chris Butler |
| script | Chris Butler |
| production |
Travis Knight , Arianne Sutner |
| music | Jon Brion |
| camera | Tristan Oliver |
| cut | Christopher Murrie |
| occupation | |
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ParaNorman is a 3D stop motion animated horror comedy from 2012 . The film was produced by Laika Inc. and distributed by Focus Features . It was released in German cinemas on August 23, 2012. It is the first stop-motion film to use color 3D printers to create the characters' faces and the second 3D stop-motion film to date.
action
11-year-old boy Norman Babcock lives in the small town of Blithe Hollow, Massachusetts . Norman is able to speak to the dead, including his late grandmother and various ghosts around town. Unfortunately, among the living, almost no one believes in his ability, he is ostracized by his family and bullied and ridiculed by his schoolmates for his strange ability.
Norman befriends the overweight boy Neil, whom Norman's gift does not frighten, but fascinates. Norman feels threatened by his mother's uncle, who wants to warn him of an approaching curse. During a rehearsal for the school performance, Norman experiences strange visions. Meanwhile, Norman's great-uncle, Mr. Prenderghast, dies. Prenderghast contacts Norman as a ghost while visiting the toilet and explains that he needs the book that Prenderghast's corpse is holding in his hands to resolve the curse.
When Norman has another vision during the performance, Norman is followed by villagers with pitchforks in the 18th century. Finally he is seized by a tree, which preaches these words to him: "The dead are coming!" Norman comes to his senses on stage, but is scared about his vision and embarrassed himself and his family in front of the whole city.
Norman's parents, Perry and Sandra, put Norman under house arrest. However, his mother tells him that his father is just afraid for him and that it would be best for him if he had time to himself. Norman goes to his uncle's house unnoticed by his older sister Courtney, but accidentally bumps into the school bully Alvin.
Norman can get the book and go to the place where Judge Hopkins and his followers are buried. However, Alvin also appears there and inadvertently prevents Norman from lifting the curse. The seven zombies emerge from their graves and pursue Norman and Alvin to Mr. Prenderghast's house.
Courtney meanwhile notices Norman's absence and goes to Neil to look for him there. Courtney learns Norman is not there and falls in love with Neil's older, muscle-bound but underexposed brother, Mitch. Neil inadvertently reveals Norman's whereabouts. So Courtney, Neil, and Mitch are looking for him in Mitch's pickup.
Norman and Alvin manage to escape the zombies and meet Courtney, Neil and Mitch, and Mitch runs over one of the zombies. Norman, Neil, Courtney, Mitch and Alvin flee, while the undead Hopkins can throw himself on the pickup and, unintentionally by the quintet, drives back to Blithe Hollow. Norman can call the top of the class Selma and receives the information from her that the grave of the witch is not with the other victims and that he should look in the archive.
The six remaining zombies arrive in Blithe Hollow and are hunted down by the residents of the small town. The quintet has now arrived at the town hall and is looking in vain for the witch's file. Hopkins and his entourage meanwhile also flee to town hall. Neil, Mitch, Alvin and Courtney try to explain what is happening to the adults, but they do not listen and try to burn the town hall and thus the zombies down. Norman escapes to the roof of the town hall and tries to read from the book there, but realizes that it is a children's fairy tale and is struck by lightning by the witch.
In another vision, Norman is in court, with the "witch", the eleven year old girl Agatha Prenderghast, being sentenced to death by Judge Hopkins. Norman tries to protect Agatha, but she sends a curse to the court. Your soul is transformed into an electric spirit. The girl dies from the transformation, but swears eternal vengeance to all those who condemn her. Thus the entire city of Blithe Hollow.
When Norman awakens, he meets Judge Hopkins and his entourage and is appalled by their actions. Hopkins sees his mistake and hopes to help Norman. Norman, Neil, Courtney, Alvin, Mitch and the zombies leave the town hall and explain to the townspeople that the zombies are nothing more than normal people who behave just like the townspeople now. Norman and Courtney convince Perry and Sandra to drive with Hopkins to the girl's grave and appease her.
Norman and his family arrive at the grave. However, the girl only lets Norman through. However, she does not want Norman to be with her and tries to scare him away, if not to kill him. Norman, in turn, tells her her story and lets her understand that it is not good to hurt people who were just afraid of her. Agatha doesn't want to hear this and tries to escape. However, Norman can take her hand and conjure up a shared vision.
Norman and Agatha land back in the 18th century. Agatha remembers her nickname "Aggie" and the time before her death. Aggie wanted nothing more than to go to her mother. Norman convinces her to go to paradise. Otherwise she should never see her mother again. Aggie accepts and falls asleep.
Norman wakes up where Aggie was buried and is happy to see his parents and sister again. The undead bodies of the curse victims dissolve and the souls follow the girl to paradise. Norman is no longer hated and teased, but celebrated. In the last scene you can see the whole family sitting in front of the television. Among them is Norman's grandmother, who is reconciled with her son Perry.
production
The film was produced for three years at Laika's studios in Hillsboro . It was completed in 2011. Instead of using traditional 3D cameras, sixty Canon EOS 5D Mark II cameras were used to shoot the film. ParaNorman is the first stop-motion film to use color 3D printers. The film cost $ 83 million to produce. The worldwide box office is $ 92 million.
synchronization
The synchronization took place under the dialogue direction and based on a dialogue book by Oliver Rohrbeck at RC Production Kunze & Wunder GmbH & Co. KG .
| role | Original speaker | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Norman Babcock | Kodi Smit-McPhee | David Kunze |
| Neil Downe | Tucker Albrizzi | Andreas Wittmann |
| Courtney Babcock | Anna Kendrick | Gabrielle Pietermann |
| Mitch Downe | Casey Affleck | Kim Hasper |
| Mr. Prenderghast | John Goodman | Klaus Sunshine |
| Sandra Babcock | Leslie Mann | Cathlen Gawlich |
| Perry Babcock | Jeff Garlin | Olaf Reichmann |
| Aggie Prenderghast | Jodelle Ferland | Julia Stoepel |
| Alvin | Christopher Mintz-Plasse | Hannes Maurer |
| Grandma | Elaine Stritch | Gisela Fritsch |
| Judge Hopkins | Bernard Hill | Frank-Otto Schenk |
| Sheriff Hooper | Tempestt Bledsoe | Tanja Geke |
Awards (selection)
ParaNorman was nominated for an Oscar in the category Best Animated Feature at the 2013 Academy Awards.
reception
The film was largely received positively by the critics. The film has a high score of 86% positive reviews from the aggregator Rotten Tomatoes .
"A narrative not particularly original, handcrafted but lovingly designed animated film grusical."
"Great mix of scary horror and youth drama in an incomparable 3D stop-motion look."
"Not for kids: Elaborate animation creepers whose conventional story stands in contrast to the bizarre humor."
Web links
- Official website of the German rental company
- ParaNorman in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Expert opinion of the German film and media rating
Individual evidence
- ↑ Release certificate for ParaNorman . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , October 2012 (PDF; test number: 133 996 V).
- ^ Matt Goldberg: Jon Brion to Score Laika's 3D Stop-Motion Animated Feature PARANORMAN , Collider.com. June 14, 2011. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
- ↑ a b http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/17/how-3d-printing-changed-the-face-of-paranorman/
- ↑ Caitlin Roper: The Boy with 8,000 Faces . In: Wired , August 2012.
- ↑ Mike Rogoway: Laika thinks big with 'ParaNorman,' the second feature from Phil Knight's film studio . In: The Oregonian , August 11, 2012. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
- ↑ Andy Giegerich: Laika chases big dreams . In: Portland Business Journal , July 13, 2012. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
- ↑ Canon EOS 5D Mark II DSLR Cameras Help Capture the Summer Animated Feature "ParaNorman" in 3D . August 17, 2012. Retrieved August 19, 2012.
- ↑ gross profit . Retrieved September 26, 2012.
- ↑ German synchronous index: German synchronous index | Movies | Paranorman. Retrieved February 19, 2018 .
- ^ ParaNorman (2012) . Rotten tomatoes. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
- ^ ParaNorman - review at filmstarts.de, accessed on September 26, 2012
- ^ ParaNorman - review at cinema.de, accessed on September 26, 2012