This is topic The most adorable cartoon animation ever (Until the Fridge Horror sets in) in forum Books, Films, Food and Culture at Hatrack River Forum.
Which is basically when you realize that for her to have the ability to conceptualize shapes and sounds to objects she must have not have been born blind but lost it at a young age.
But, Taiwan? Really? I thought it was Montreal it or New York it took place in and there was no accent I could determine. Amazing.
Posted by Sean Monahan (Member # 9334) on :
I wouldn't call that a Fridge Horror moment. I'm not even sure it's necessarily true; after all, the animators needed to represent the objects to the viewer as things they are familiar with. And I'm not sure how you would recognize an accent, when the only spoken word is "Coco".
But, be that as it may, this was absolutely beautiful. Thanks for linking.
Posted by Raymond Arnold (Member # 11712) on :
Very clever and cute.
Posted by Glenn Arnold (Member # 3192) on :
quote:the animators needed to represent the objects to the viewer as things they are familiar with.
When the stick becomes the magic wand, she changes her clothes and the surroundings become more fairy tale. I took this as meaning that what we are seeing is her fantasy view of what she otherwise perceives.
Posted by The Rabbit (Member # 671) on :
I'm curious as to why you think it's more horrifying for the little girl to have lost her sight at an early age than it is for her to have been born blind? To me, one does not seem inherently more horrible to the other.
Posted by Raymond Arnold (Member # 11712) on :
I wouldn't consider either "horrifying," but I think it's worse to have something and then lose it than to never have it at all.
Posted by Blayne Bradley (Member # 8565) on :
Fridge Horror doesn't automatically mean "oh the horror" it means "Sometime later once you have a chance to think on it... ohmygod... He did that... On the what... When... He was there since when? WHEN!? *Runs away*"
The use of the word "horror" implies actual horror, though. If it's being used to mean, "becomes slightly more tragic-seeming when you think about it," it's being diluted.
Posted by Lisa (Member # 8384) on :
It's a lightbulb moment.
Posted by Blayne Bradley (Member # 8565) on :
quote:Originally posted by TomDavidson: The use of the word "horror" implies actual horror, though. If it's being used to mean, "becomes slightly more tragic-seeming when you think about it," it's being diluted.
Except dictionary definitions of words doesn't apply to the logic behind the naming of tropes.
Also I said "doesn't automatically mean..." I meant "can mean anything from here to there based on the subjective realization of the viewer/reader/troper."
So it's entirely possible for someone to be hit with fridge horror of a moment and yes, be horrified and someone else suddenly hit by the case of the weeping willies.
Posted by Strider (Member # 1807) on :
quote:Except dictionary definitions of words doesn't apply to the logic behind the naming of tropes.
And phrases off of tv tropes don't necessarily apply to anything whatsoever outside of the people who already accept them.
The cartoon was great though.
Posted by Sterling (Member # 8096) on :