Renaissance Trailer

I've been meaning to post this for several days and keep forgetting.

I ran into this trailer before the Movie Marathon, and was mesmerized. I'm going to embed the You Tube video, but if it doesn't work for you, hwere are some other options:

http://www.renaissance-movie.com/

http://www.apple.com/trailers/miramax/renaissance/trailer1/

http://imdb.com/title/tt0386741/trailers


I'm not sure what the story is; looks to be a variation on the "fascists rule the future" theme common these days. It may be a new spin on that genre, or just crib the Matrix and other movies.

But that's not what I want you to watch it.

Much like the visually amazing 300 trailer you've been seeing on TV lately, RENAISSANCE is a feast for your eyes. They used stop-motion photography to film real peformances and then animate over them. The result is a sort of minimalist decadence that's really quite somehing. (Think B&W Sin City meets the Animatrix.)

Anyway, see for yourself: