In fact, this film wasn’t very hot or popular at all. Maybe the reason is that the year which this film was completed is also the year another two Gobelins’ great films were completed – Oktapodi and Blind Spot. The above two films got as many awards as you can image in festivals and competitions. Anyhow, Voodoo is still a very good animation film and has something better than them indeed.
I like their character settings and performances very much. It’s just remarkable. The creators used only ten seconds to describe three treasure-hunters’ personalities clearly. The first man with a hat is the vanguard of their team, and with his action details we can easily know that he is a sissy guy. The second one is a middle age man who has a big beer belly and a treasure map in his hand. His looking is so greedy and arrogant that means he is the leader. Then the third one is a strong and tall white man. However, he looks so timid and fearful with all the baggage on his back.
These three absolutely different guys to be a team is a quite interesting setting. It will make audiences can’t stop image what kind of things they will meet afterward. With a successful character setting like this, we can even exchange whole the story of this film but still fascinating. For instances, these three guys can change to rob a bank, catch a bus to office or go fishing together and so on. Audiences will also wonder what funny things would happen between them. As to me, the character setting in this film is a fine example for we animators to learn.
Besides, I like their humor very much. They will use little shots to present something interesting, like the man inserting the bomb into the wall with his little finger lifted or the man’ two legs running fast with his upper body trying hard to stop. I feel a little sorry for this film indeed. It’s good enough in quality to get some big awards, but there is none. Maybe the problem is the story, the topic or just a little lack of good luck.
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