"They lived happily ever after." —an overused anthem most animated films encompass, but a few titles dared to rebel, and this includes The Illusionist. [IMG=OT8] Better known as L 'illusionniste, is a French animated film directed by Sylvain Chomet. Set in the 1950s, a struggling illusionist is extruded from one place to another, in the course of time, ends up in Scotland where she meets a naive girl, Alice, who believes the magic he performs is real. Assertive that he can make anything out of nothing, she accompanies him out his way of Scotland, and lives with him in a hotel. Along with his new companion, The Illusionist now takes a crusade to fill two appetites. It does not end there as she demands to buy her expensive clothes, and shoes. In spite of the quotidian financial struggles, he remains to be willing to do anything for her; silently sneaking out, working to his exhaustion until daybreak, then secretly crawling back to the cold sofa situated in the living room where he sleeps, before Alice wakes up. The Illusionist in its omneity is more of a sentiment than the genres above it imply, reconnoitering a delicate brand, a feat rarely seen in animation today. Disregarding the short films, entailing an impossible precision to be able to paint the ideal …show more content…
The shortness of her hair, hinting her unfeigned naivety, and her tantrums about the things she see in the street shops. An antecedent to every female character ever. Alice can almost be described as someone from a Fitzgerald book. The only difference is that she genuinely knows nothing about the world. To my dismay, I am unable to figure out Alice 's representation as her character was never explored. I suppose, Alice epitomizes as a stone wall? Instead of The Illusionist pouring all his time toward his craft, in the end, due to this girl, the road he once peacefully walks on becomes