The Art of The Mitchells vs. The Machines by Ramin Zahed

The Art of The Mitchells vs. The Machines Reviews

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  Mac M

  This was absolutely stunning and so useful!!!
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  Aaron White

  I receive big art books about the making of Netflix movies every single year as a critic. This is the first time I've read through one, though. This is an awesome supplement to the best animated film of 2021 featuring a ton of production history from a ton of different crew members. It also showcases the film's gorgeous artwork and how it came to be. Just an absolute treat for any fan of this wonderful movie.
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  AnneDrawsArt

  I love this wonderful book, showing a deeper dive into the animation pipeline, color design, and the lengths artists go to to bring these characters to life.
  I feel very lucky to have added this to my art book collection.
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  Paul Sutter

  As someone who is more used to receiving Pixar’s Art Of books for reviews, THE ART OF THE MITCHELLS VS. THE MACHINE from Sony Pictures was a very pleasant surprise. Although I have not seen the movie, it more than captured the mood and spirit of the film that has gotten rave reviews all across the Internet. This is the same production company that received high fives and applause for a previous Award winning film, “Spider Man: Into The Spider Verse.”
  The book looks at every facet of the film, including the inspiration for the characters and the theme of the book. Much thought went into the creation of the characters, and it more than shows on every page of this entertaining volume. The movie itself was hailed for its theme and the way it looked at the world in general, including the closeness of family and the technological implosion that has threatened so much of our lives.
  The Mitchell family is a typical family, but when daughter Katie is about to head to a California film school, they decide on one last road trip from their home in Kentwood Michigan, to see the country one last time as a family. Father Rick, mother Linda, brother Aaron and family dog Monchi, are all front and center for the trip, one last chance to bond as a family. But things go awry when technology guru Mark Bowman decides to create a new breed of robots when one of his most cherished ones. PAL, seems outdated. It will be a brave new robot world.
  PAL does not like to become obsolete, and gets the rest of the robots in the world to rebel and get rid of humans from earth. The Mitchells arrive in Kansas as the robot rebellion is in high gear. With the help of two defective robots, the Mitchells have a chance to save the world. It shows how family bonds together and no matter what the age or ideological differences, family comes first and you either work together as a family or become fragments of who you were meant to be.
  With the voices from such noted stars as Maya Rudolph, Chrissy Teigen, John Legend, Conan O’Brien and others, the movie was a classic as is this book, showing every phase of development. It makes you want to see the movie all the more, if you have not already.
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  Adriii

  El mundo del artbook puede ser muy escabroso; son caros y pesan mucho, pero sobre todo, hay muchos tipos de libros bajo la misma categoría. Están las meras recopilaciones del arte de una obra, que incluso pueden incluir algún boceto o algún texto aquí y allá, pero están para poder admirarlo y recrearse. Pero por otro lado están esos libros de arte llenos de información, de procesos, de artistas que explican sus inspiraciones, de técnicos que cuentan el cómo, de programadores que explican el "detrás" de cada decisión de diseño; de textos que equilibran la anécdota, la información, el dato, el proceso. Este artbook es de estos últimos, una joya para cualquiera que disfrute los libros de arte, la animación o los libros sobre cómo se hace el cine. ¡Lo tiene todo! Es una gozada. Me encanta cuando leer y empaparme de un artbook me lleva meses :)
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  Sebastian Zavala

  As a (mega) fan of the film, "The Art of The Mitchells vs. The Machines" managed to captivate me. And as a filmmaker and film critic, even more so. Yes, there's a lot of talk about how Sony was "brave" for greenlighting such an original film, especially at the beginning, which can be a little repetitive. But apart from that, the book manages to convey the whole creative process for creating the film, dedicating entire chapters to the design of its world, locations and characters. There's a lot of talk, too, but its overall design and style, which is fascinating! All in all, "The Art of The Mitchells vs. The Machines" is the perfect book for designers and filmmakers, both aspiring and professional, and if you LOVE the movie as much as I do... oof, you're gonna have a great time.
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  Kate

  Overall I colorful exploration into utilizing 2D stylized characters in a surrounding 3D world! Keeping the character roughness and translating that into a lived in world created finally by computers is no easy matter. Juxtaposing this flawed, but relatable family with the crispness and geometrical of their robotic enemies created some memorable scenes. I personally loved reading and seeing the character designs in concept then honed throughout the book the most. I think setting and environmental design artists will certainly appreciate much of the later half of the book.
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  william loyd tooher iv

  Actually titled "The Art of The Mitchells vs. Machines".
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  Katrina Neebe

  Beautiful work and a lot of great interviews that really take you behind scenes of this movie.
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  McKenna

  God I love getting to look at concept art and hear some of the reasoning behind why they made certain design choices. My little art heart finds so much joy and pleasure out of it.
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  Dana

  Fantastic art book with enough text for background and BTS decision making for how the vision developed.
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  Pimplop

  qué increíble