Beastly

Hey Everyone,

A few days ago I saw the movie Beastly. At first I was apprehensive about seeing it as it looked a bit cheesy, but it was actually pretty good. In fact, I was quite amazed at the effects they used and the imagery they chose to convey ideas with.

I think for me, the most startling effect created in this movie was the transformation between the beast and the main character. I cannot understand how they did it. I'm torn between saying it was some mighty awesome graphics or some really sick make-up. Which ever it was, or even a mixture of, they really did a great job. He looked so different from his normal looks, it was shocking.

The second cool thing about this movie was the imagery the directors used. They used different flowers and literature to represent moods and feelings. I thought this was very nice in the film as it contrasted with the "ugliness" of the beast. The "beauty" of the flowers and literature show a different type of artistry in the movie rather then grotesque appearances. These aspects were very symbolic if the story.

Art and graphics really are in everything and are so inspirational to look at. I hope you check this movie out and get inspired to use more symbolism in your work.

~K