In Los Angeles, USA in 1947, a private detective who hated cartoon characters because his brother was killed by cartoon characters was commissioned to investigate evidence of cheating on the wife of cartoon star Roger Rabbit. In a luxurious bar, the private detective found Roger's wife and successfully obtained important evidence. Roger collapsed after seeing the evidence, but then the private detective began investigating more serious cases.
At a strange murder scene, the private investigator met Judge Dum. Judge Dome and his men are gradually taking control of the "Cartoon City" where cartoon stars live. Judge Dome has also invented a chemical substance that can completely eliminate cartoon stars (and any cartoon characters).
Roger is framed as a criminal suspect in the murder. Judge Dumm wants to catch Roger, and the private detectives are forced to flee with Roger. However, to make matters worse, the "Cartoon City" is about to be razed to the ground and converted into a highway. After the highway is completed, Judge Dumm will be able to learn from the operation of the highway, the construction and operation of supporting facilities, and a large number of commercial advertisements. make money.
The private detective came to the "Cartoon City" like a cartoon scene. He learned from Roger's wife that the murder was related to Judge Dum, and Roger was just a scapegoat. At this time, Judge Dumm suddenly appeared and took the two away. Roger rushed to Judge Dum’s factory, and the three joined forces to fight the evil Judge Dum...
"Who Framed Roger Rabbit" is adapted from Gary K. Wolfe's novel "Who Censored Roger Rabbit". It is a classic work in which a live-action actor and an animated character perform on the same stage. The previous ones will be animated The combination of characters and real actors is not as effective as the film. Most of the characters in the film are animated images generated by special effects, and the actors need to perform with imaginary characters (the lead actor Bob Hoskins even had hallucination problems after the filming of the whole film was over), but even Thus, during the filming of the film, Charles Fleischer (the actor who voiced Roger Rabbit) always walked around in Roger Rabbit’s full costume. Someone once complained in the dressing room on the set, thinking that this "rabbit movie" The props are really bad.
The style of the entire film is similar to the film noir (Film noir) with a lot of comedy segments and humorous jokes, but the film is more than that. There are a lot of plots, eggs and details that pay tribute to classic animations, characters, and details. , And let famous animated characters (mainly animated characters under the Disney and Warner's banners) appear on the stage. The pomp of the golden age of Hollywood cartoons is subtly restored in this work.
The original director of "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" was Steven Spielberg. He was attracted by the creativity and concept of the film. However, Spielberg stated that he must ensure that the film’s real shot and animation materials are available. He will participate in this project only if the whole film adopts a naturalistic style. Spielberg believes that the flexibility of the camera should not be sacrificed for the needs of animation when shooting the film. He wants to show the interaction in the natural state, and show the effect of animated characters into the real world through some details.
Although Spielberg did not become the director of the film (just the executive producer of the film), the concept he put forward was still adopted by the crew. Canadian animation designer Richard Williams and his animation team insisted on emphasizing There must be interaction between live action shooting and animation production. Richard Williams said: "We all believe that the key to integration is interaction, and animated characters should always have an impact on their environment, or be mixed with real actors." In order to make real people and animated images The screen effect is the same, and the camera can also move flexibly. With the help of special technical means, Richard Williams invented a photographic system with multi-level conversion of light, shadow, and tones, and every scene that combines real person and animation is Composed of fourteen pictures.
There are more than 1,000 special effects shots in the whole film. In addition, the production team is also innovating in other aspects, such as emphasizing the importance of the script when creating, which is of great significance to Disney. The animation launched after "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" The movie "Oliver and Company" became the first film with a script and a storyboard (storyboard) created separately.
It is worth mentioning that, as an animated film produced and distributed by Disney, only a few staff in the production team are from Disney's animation department. The special effects production of the film is in charge of Industrial Light and Magic.
"Who Framed Roger Rabbit" was released in 1988. The total box office in North America was US$156 million and the global box office was US$330 million. In 1989, the 61st Academy Awards won multiple technical nominations. Finally won the best film editing, best sound editing and best visual effects, Richard Williams won the Special Achievement Award. "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" was a huge success and became another landmark work of Disney, which is of great significance to Disney, Hollywood and the world's film industry, and has a profound impact.
Main reference materials: 1. The movie "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" (Who Framed Roger Rabbit, 1988). 2. "The Art of Disney: From Mickey Mouse to the Magic Kingdom (Illustrated Fifth Edition)" (English) by Christopher Fincher, translated by Peng Jingyi, Beijing United Publishing Company, 1st edition in May 2015. 3. Baidu Encyclopedia.
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