Halberstam on CGI Films
Danilo Capcha
Professor Sande
English 101
November 18, 2014
Halberstam brilliantly enough discusses how CGI, which are out of the norm, are being used to exemplify many ideas such as revolution, capitalism, and transformation. CGI films as explained by Halberstam are movies generated solely by a computer that breaks off from societal norms which can be considered as being queer, different or odd, to Halberstam. Movies that include animating revolt usually incorporate human and non-human struggles in which two groups are then pit against each other to show a theme that would never be shown in adult movies. In the movie, Chicken Run, the chickens are the oppressed people of society while Mr. Tweedy and Mrs. Tweedy are the ones in control. Movies such as Toy Story and Monsters Inc. present a different form of animating revolt movies which Halberstam calls “Pixarvolt” in which CGI is used to intrigue the audience and the ideas presented “foreground the themes of revolution and transformation” (Halberstam 273). In, Animating Revolt and Revolting Animation, Halberstam talks about the queer theory which is incorporated in many of these “animated revolt” movies. Halberstam presents that being “queer” can turn out to be a potential advantage to one’s existence.
While many movies would uphold the same old ideas of individuality, success, normative families and perfection, the movie, Toy Story does not; Toy Story promotes ideas such as collectivity over individuality and transformation. The movie starts off with talking toys who have human like features such as talking, walking, and understanding. These toys get in all sorts of adventures which intrigues the audience into paying very close attention to the movie. The viewer would more than likely get a glimpse of Buzz Lightyear and think of him as having being this awesome toy with rad features none of the other toys possess such as a laser, wings, and just an overall modern look; these features guide Buzz to being the
Professor Sande
English 101
November 18, 2014
Halberstam brilliantly enough discusses how CGI, which are out of the norm, are being used to exemplify many ideas such as revolution, capitalism, and transformation. CGI films as explained by Halberstam are movies generated solely by a computer that breaks off from societal norms which can be considered as being queer, different or odd, to Halberstam. Movies that include animating revolt usually incorporate human and non-human struggles in which two groups are then pit against each other to show a theme that would never be shown in adult movies. In the movie, Chicken Run, the chickens are the oppressed people of society while Mr. Tweedy and Mrs. Tweedy are the ones in control. Movies such as Toy Story and Monsters Inc. present a different form of animating revolt movies which Halberstam calls “Pixarvolt” in which CGI is used to intrigue the audience and the ideas presented “foreground the themes of revolution and transformation” (Halberstam 273). In, Animating Revolt and Revolting Animation, Halberstam talks about the queer theory which is incorporated in many of these “animated revolt” movies. Halberstam presents that being “queer” can turn out to be a potential advantage to one’s existence.
While many movies would uphold the same old ideas of individuality, success, normative families and perfection, the movie, Toy Story does not; Toy Story promotes ideas such as collectivity over individuality and transformation. The movie starts off with talking toys who have human like features such as talking, walking, and understanding. These toys get in all sorts of adventures which intrigues the audience into paying very close attention to the movie. The viewer would more than likely get a glimpse of Buzz Lightyear and think of him as having being this awesome toy with rad features none of the other toys possess such as a laser, wings, and just an overall modern look; these features guide Buzz to being the