"In my opinion, DreamWorks has yet to find its niche when it comes to computer graphic imagery (CGI). DreamWorks may just want to stay as broad as possible with its projects; however, I have felt a little let down with the realism of the CGI within Madagascar and Ice Age movies. The amount of detail in every character and scene is severely lacking when compared to other movies created by the company such as Kung Fu Panda and Shrek. This is very disturbing considering their competition, Sony and Pixar, are known for their very detailed animation and special effects. With the completion of Puss in Boots, DreamWorks has demonstrated their capabilities of producing a very striking yet detailed character rendering. Consider the character Humpty Dumpty for a moment. An animated eggshell would be difficult to visually confirm it is an egg if it weren’t for the overall shape with the off-white color. DreamWorks took the detail a step in the right direction by challenging its artists to add a very slight texture to mimic the slight stone-like texture of a real egg. Also, depending on the type of egg, there may be some slight variations in color with some spots that look like age-spots. This was also addressed in creating Humpty. Also, fur and hair have always been problems in the animation field. The realistic movement of every character’s fur has been top-notch in this movie. My only concern is that clean hair/fur moves more freely than dirty hair/fur. The way all the fur and hair was moving in the movie leads me to believe that the inhabitants of the wild west of Mexico are cleanest ever! This is probably not the case, but there will always be room for improvement despite anybody’s mastery. Overall, I was quite impressed with the product of this company and look forward to its future projects."
-Kenneth Pacheco
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