>>55496955Man, all of the old Pokemon movies had really fantastical settings, but Alto Mare really takes the cake. The movie itself was just all right imo, but the locations really elevated it. Movies 1, 3 and 5 all featured settings that I wish I could physically exist in and fully experience. Just beautiful.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgTOYHtN5M4The artfulness and production quality displayed at certain parts of these films is really impressive. It's a shame they did away with traditional animation cells after this. While it's true that some of the CG scenes could be jarring, most of them were used to good enough effect that it enhanced the experience overall, and by the 5th film it seemed like the filmmakers had really gotten a grasp on how to use the two together.
