MirrorMask
February 24th, 2006 by jadeite
A word to the wise: watch MirrorMask.
And then buy the soundtrack.
And soak up Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean like never before.
It is fantabulistic. Unbelievable. Mindblowing.
It’s like watching a graphic novel come to life. Twists, turns, fantasy and imagination. MirrorMask is absolutely delicious. Neil Gaiman’s magic storytelling and McKean’s otherworldly illustrations make the whole thing completely irresistible and so definitively them.
You HAVE to watch it.
Did I mention that Stephanie Leonidas could possibly be the most beautiful child on the planet? Especially with black irises. Her eyes are gorgeous.
*sigh*
Yeah, McKean is good, isn’t he? I just found out that he illustrated Stephen King’s Wizard and Glass (The Dark Tower IV) too, the hardcover edition by Donald M. Grant publisher, 1997. 12 full-color illustrations…*drool*
All hail Gaiman and McKean.
*drool* is right :D
Heh. :) You might have visited this site then:
http://www.mckean-art.co.uk/
Oof, now I have! He’s creepy :/ The sphinxes in MirrorMask especially were really strange. Made my skin crawl. But oh how effective :D
The sphinx looks rather cute, I guess. At least from the video clip “Sphinx - SFX before and after”. (Also from the above URL). Haven’t watched MirrorMask, so couldn’t really comment about the plot.