like someone else's home
Shaun the Sheep Movie , Boy & the World , and When Marnie Was There each depend on a strong sense of location, which seems strange for animated films, where location can be anywhere at any. time. In fact, Boy & the World takes advantage of the formation its early scenes, creating an environment out of mostly blank space. All three of these films take their protagonists (Shaun and his entourage of sheep, the unnamed boy, Anna) from their usual locations (farm, farm, city) and relocate them (to the city; to larger farms, factories, cities and beyond; to a rural village and the nearby. marshlands) to dramatic effect. Where these films differ most, and most obviously, is in their style. Shaun the Sheep Movie is claymation; Boy & the World is mostly line drawing, with increasing amounts of colour as it goes; and When Marnie Was There is more classic animation, specifically Japanese anime. (I've previously watched and written about Inside Out (for this blog and my r...