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-Tom
Hanks
Director
Robert
Zemeckis
revolutionized
the
art
of
animated
film
in
1998's
WHO
FRAMED
ROGER
RABBIT
by
dropping
cartoon
characters
into
the
same
frame
with
flesh-and-blood
actors.
In
THE
POLAR
EXPRESS,
live
action
and
animation
have
merged
seamlessly,
resulting
in
sparkling
super-realism.
A
landmark
technique
Zemeckis
and
his
Sony
Pictures
Imageworks
team
call
"Performance
Capture"
perfectly
suits
the
tenor
of
this
wondrous
children's
Christmas
story
by
Chris
Van
Allsburg.
A
disillusioned
little
boy,
just
old
enough
to
doubt
the
existence
of
Santa
Claus,
has
the
adventure
of a
lifetime
one
fateful
Christmas
Eve.
Clad
in
his
pajamas,
he
climbs
aboard
a
magic
train
to
the
North
Pole,
driven
by a
kindly
train
conductor
(voiced
by
Tom
Hanks
who
starred
in
both
of
Zemeckis's
Academy-Award
winning
films
FORREST
GUMP
and
CASTAWAY).
Among
myriad
jaw-dropping
moments,
the
train
plummets
brakeless
through
crystalline
mountains
in a
simulated
roller
coaster
ride.
Going
off
the
rails,
skidding
sideways,
and
snaking
violently
across
a
frozen
lake,
the
train
arrives
at
the
North
Pole
(a
vast,
glowing
city
of
brick
buildings).
At
that
moment,
the
car
carrying
the
kids
detaches
and
they're
sent
tumbling
down
never-ending
chutes
and
slides
until
they
land
in
the
middle
of
Santa's
Workshop.
With
its
fascinating
tale
and
impressive
technical
frolics,
THE
POLAR
EXPRESS
is
destined
to
become
both
a
holiday
classic
and
a
new
turning
point
in
the
art
of
animated
cinema.
Portions
of
this
page
Copyright
1948-2006
Muze
Inc.
and
Muze
Europe
Ltd.
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