The Uncanny Valley 2: Beowulf

Today I'll be looking at the motion capped 2007 movie Beowulf as an example for The Uncanny Valley. Beowulf is an Old English epic depicting Beowulf's feats of heroism over the course of his life. The movie set after his story made in 2007 is an interesting retelling to say the least.

First off, while first seeing this movie, I was actually impressed with the level of detail in the character design. Although, I was 11 at the time, so that might have been something to do with it. Looking back on it i can say that most of the level of detail was gained through motion capture and not actually the animation of it. In some of the scenes with Beowulf on the dragon, it seems that the only portion of his hair thats moving is the lower back, and as someone with long viking hair, I can say that this isn't truth. In the swimming scene as well, the blood that spurts out when Beowulf comes out of the sea monsters eye.

All in all Beowulf was a pretty good movie, but I would enjoy seeing a more faithful reproduction made. Maybe in live action.