Amélie Poulain was classified according to her last name, because it was already too crowded in A and she definitely needed to be on the list. Päivänsäde Nuijamäyrä, also known as Sunflash the Mace in English, has found a nice spot here as well.
Amélie directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Redwall series by Brian Jacques
I fell for Obi-Wan in the sensitive age of twelve or something when Revenge of the Sith came to cinemas. He also brought me and MacKativer together, in a way, for which I’m forever grateful. No more arguments needed, he’s a hero.
I couldn’t remember the colour of Obi-Wan’s light saber and on a critical moment I decided not to check it. It was 50-50 chance. So I beg forgiveness from all the puritans out there, I’ve deserved your laughs.
The Moomin were an intergral part of everyone’s childhood and I’m not an exception. Nuuskamuikkunen/Snuffkin deserved his place on the list by being cool and mysterious, a little like a natural force you can’t control. With a deep beautiful voice.
ParaNorman is a movie I’d wish to be an integral part of someone’s childhood. A lot of someones, actually, since it’s not only a dynamic and entertaining horror film but an extremely well done stop-motion animation and a wise story about being yourself and believing in yourself regardless of bullying. Such sensibility from 10-year-old kids, watch and learn:
”Don’t you ever want to revenge your bullies?
-Of course. But what would that accomplish?”
If only there were more people who learnt this the world would be so much better!
Moomin by Tove Jansson and her heirs respectively
ParaNorman directed by Chis Butler and Sam Fell
The Nerds vs. The World! Small gurus who kick ass! Animated! Yay!
Thank you Master Shifu for being so grumpy and cuddly! <3 Thank you Milo Thatch for being such a geek and leading me to ask the right questions, such as "What does a production designer do?".
Master Shifu from Kung Fu Panda directed by Mark Osborne and John Stevenson
Milo Thatch from Atlantis: The Lost Empire directed by Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise and Benedikt Rabanus
La Gueule has just presented his dismay about a frog sitting on his nose. Le Frog is figuring out the best ninja move to teach the big-headed musician a lesson. Le Corbusier just trolls: he’s not fictious and I don’t even like him. But I thought he’d complete the trio nicely.
My greatest tragedy of 2010 was that Gainsbourg – Vie Heroïque was regarded by everyone else as JUST an artist biography. For me it was the best fantasy film of the year. Oh well. Aardman’s Flushed Away has a cult status amongst MacKativer and me, mostly thanks to the aforementioned Le Frog. And I guess Le Corbusier could be considerd a hero by some people out there…
Gainsbourg – Vie Heroïque directed by Joann Sfar
Flushed Away directed by Sam Fell, David Bowers (xD) and Henry F. Anderson III
Oops, after yesterday’s Pirates the connection to today’s lovely guy seems almost too obvious 😀 I can’t deny PotC didn’t inspire me to create Captain Andreas. There’s just something about those lone seafarers!
Captain, or Kapteeni in Finnish, is situated in K because it was already too crowded in A. This makes Kapu the first of the two characters on the list classified by their title. Trivia for the people!
I know it can be a bit smug to choose a hero you made up yourself on the list of favourite heroes… But having composed and drawn the adventures of Kapu for about three years now I must say he’s become quite important to me and I feel he deserves to be on the list.
But in case someone want’s to nag about it, I drew also another hero for K. He’s Kit Fisto.
Kit is a character without any lines but the most screen time compared to other Jedis in that category. I love the moment in Episode 2 where he grins after a completed droid smash 😀
Captain Andreas by me
Star Wars by George Lucas and company
(The Tortuga song plays in the back:)
Pirates of the Caribbean was hot in junior high. Nowadays it feels almost a bit embarrassing to dig it publically. But I had to choose one of all the Jacks and Johns! So there you go.
Tia and Davy should have been a pair!!! A perfect match!!! And you ruuuuiiined it!!!
The guy who looks like Kraken is actually Hank from Finding Dory, I think…
Hiivatin Norrington! (Because)
Pirates of the Caribbean by Gore Verbinski and Disney entertainment machine
Language barrier!! In Finnish we know him as IKJ whereas in English he’s BFG. Well, it happens 🙂
I became a huge Roald Dahl fan in the age of 8 thanks to our teacher who read us Dahl at school. Thank you! For this listing I considered also Dad / Iskä from Dahl’s Danny the Champion of the World, but since I knew I could never compete with Quentin Blake’s illustration of Dad, I finally chose IKJ and made my own interpretation of ”something terribly black and terribly thin”. Sweet dreams!
Big Friendly Giant by Roald Dahl
ps. If you aren’t familiar with the story, please don’t watch Spielberg’s movie but read the book! There’s so much more magic in there! And read Danny the Champion of the World!!!
Please welcome our guests! (Applause) Today they will discuss and share their thoughts about their relationship with demons:
Hauru from Howl’s Moving Castle by Hayao Miyazaki
Holly Short from Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer
Hellboy from Hellboy by Mike Mignola
I SAID I had a weak spot for animations in my heart.
Here Gru is obviously trying to sneak past Gromit to snatch some heist-o-matic props from Wallace’s lab. Unfortunately Garret’s pet unicorn was left behind, which caused a quarrel between Garret and Geoffrey, who wanted to continue with the mission. Greg and Glen were fast engaged in the dispute, which was soon about to involve Grant and Gerry as well. George was distracted because he dreamt of gorgonzola cheese.
Despicable Me directed by Pierre Coffin (like the coolest last name!!!) and Chris Renaud
Wallace and Gromit by Nick Park