The Clone Wars is an animated series produced in between the 2nd and 3rd Star Wars movies. The primary animation was done by Genndy Tartakovsky, whose previous work includes Cartoon Network favorites Dexter's Lab and Samurai Jack.
The purpose of the series was to fill in the storyline gaps between Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith, after a fashion. The feature movies don't require seeing the cartoon, but the Star wars mythology includes a period of fierce battles in the interim.
If you're into Star Wars then you probably won't mind watching an animated version of it. The bonus here is that this is a well done piece of work; Tartakovsky's style suits the material well and the pacing is spot on. Actually, it would be fair to say that the writing and overall structure here is better than some (most? all?) of the movies. Worth seeing.
Rating: flush.
1 comment:
Hi Brian, just checking out your blog. I'm a huge fan of Tartakovsky. I've seen most or all of the Samurai Jack cartoons, the animation is beautiful. If you like his work on Samurai Jack, check out Fosters Home for Imaginary Friends for a similar style of animation. (Totally different style of story, though).
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