Why was Illumination's The Grinch so Colorful?


I find that Illumination has many similar characteristics between all its movies. They are all bright and colorful and crisp, which I like, but I also think that they are missing out on an integral part of storytelling for some movies, and that is selective coloring. Even texture, or type of animation.
In The Grinch, I found that the bright colors and everything was super fun to watch, but also made the story more playful than I wanted it to be or was familiar with. On top of the fact that the actual character of the Grinch was not evil, but instead sensitive and just a bit grouchy, I think that with a darker color scheme and also a different style of animation could have made up for the areas of the film that were just too playful.
It would have made for a very interesting project to see on the big screens as well. I'm wondering if different types of animation will ever make it back to theaters? Stop motion is on the very outskirts of animation, and not even Wes Anderson's Isle of Dogs made it into the local Regal Theater.
I mean, there obviously has to be a market for different types of animation. I like it, so other people must too.
Many people love animated films, and I think perhaps there may be a shift in how stories are told on screen as we progress in society.

Comments

  1. Tanner GeorgeDecember 16, 2018 at 8:23 PM

    I completely agree with you and your opinions on the Grinch! I actually wrote about that in my film review. I thought the bright colors were super cute and entertaining, but to me it didn't fit the nature and aesthetic of the mean Grinch, so it took away from my experience. The movie's vibe was too "happy" and "playful" for my taste with this particular story.

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  2. william barnesDecember 16, 2018 at 8:35 PM

    On the subject of Illumination's coloring, I agree that they are missing out on selective coloring. Yeah, their whole vibe is cutesy vibrant things because of the minions, but they need to take advantage of this overall bright coloring. If they colored the grinch and all the things that had to do with him less vibrantly, it would have so much more of an impact of difference. The only difference I saw between the Grinch and the Who's was that he was green and they were not. Other than that, i had trouble feeling the difference. He and his dog were absolutely adorable?? That doesn't seem very grinch-like to me.

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