This film gained second place in the APE (A Peculiar Event) competition and it has turned out to be a film that I am particularly proud of. The only thing I wish I had done was to have planned my time more carefully in order to put just a little more work into it.
This film was conceived as an experiment in narrative in order to try to tread new storytelling ground within the brickfilms realm. I think I succeeded. By no means is this a film to be viewed just once. It is constucted to reveal more with each viewing, and hopefully the more you put in as a viewer, the more you will receive.
I will say one thing: As always, film titles are important to me, but when I had decided upon the order and presentation of the title sequence of this film, as well as the order and presentation of the narrative, I knew it had to be made.
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- Thanks for the audio, Janey.
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This film is part of the Staff's Favorites collection of MindGame and Watson. |  |
This is a very unique film. From the opening shot to the startling conclusion, Hali shows off an incredible skill in brickfilming. The story is somewhat hard to decipher, but with some careful thinking, it can be realized. Crisp picture quality, great animation, subtle yet stupendous voice work, and a very involving story serve only as icing on the cake; this as an absolute top-notch film. If you don't fear having to think as you watch a film, this is a must download.
I still remember viewing Hit & Run a long time ago. I found myself having to re-watch it several times. Part of that was an intentional result of the way that Hali structured the film, but more than that, the movie struck a cord with me.
Certainly much of my reaction can be attributed to the murky, wispy, "Mad World" by Gary Jules. It certainly is a brooding, dark piece of music, but Hali's contribution to the film's mood is not to be devalued. The effects employed, the story woven, the colors, and the framing, add to and subtly shift the ambiance, so that it's not just channeling what comes through in the music, but harnessing and augmenting it.
Few brickfilms have really made me feel something. Hit & Run has always for me been less about the knotted, enigmatical story, and more about the emotions that it packs in its short, two-minute length. This, beyond all else, is why it's a film I've long appreciated.
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