Hidden in a secret museum exhibition is a book containing all the stories in the history of the mexican people. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Youre be going an adventure with other wattpaders and be friends the characters of the movie. It was calm and peaceful night in the small town of san angel. Xibalba was also the scene of many adventures by the heroes of maya mythology, especially the hero twins. The film features the voices of diego luna, zoe saldana. In the mexican town of san angel, manolo diego luna, maria zoe saldana and joaquin channing tatum have been friends ever since childhood. Xibalba is the antihero of the 2014 20th century fox computeranimated film the book of life. The book of life is a 2014 american 3d computeranimated adventure musical comedy film produced. He wears black gloves with red flames, a conquering armor adorned with multiple small skulls and red stars, and a. The book of life is briskly paced, racing through its setupfirst of the field trip bookend device, then the intro of the trio of heroes as childrento. The book of life, a vibrant fantasyadventure, tells the legend of manolo, a conflicted hero and dreamer who sets off on an epic quest through magical, mythical and wondrous worlds in. With endless textures and a vibrant palette, the movies day of the dead imagery comes to life on the big screen in a. Vinyl figure format, this awesome figure of xibalba looks great.
The book of life 2014 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. The book of life immerses viewers into the environment, traditions, colors, and sounds of day of the dead celebration. Due to having a previous bet, in which xibalba cheated, she rules the land of the remembered, while he rules the bleak land of the forgotten. See more ideas about book of life, book of life movie and cartoon. For the maya xibalba lay to the far west, hence the great number of burials made on the islands of campeche, located off the west coast of the yucatan peninsula, making it the most western maya territory. By stormchaser ongoing updated feb 27, 2017 embed story. I dont own the book of life or any of its characters. Download for free on all your devices computer, smartphone, or tablet. Xibalba is the main antagonist turned antihero of the animated film, the book of life. Ive been fascinated by mayan history ever since my long ago college days when i did a research paper about this series was recommended to me recently because of my. Please excuse the grammar mistakes and the little author.
Gutierrez and producer guillermo del toro collaborated on 3d fantasy adventure the book of life. Xibalba is the secondary antagonistturnedantihero in the film, the book of life. The book of life characters successfully captured the essence of the mexican day of the dead tradition, thanks to their backstories, design, and the actors who brought them to life. However, xibalba cheats by giving joaquin his medal of everlasting life, which grants the wearer invincibility. Xibalba is the antihero of the 2014 computeranimated film the book of life. Ron perlman is the voice of xibalba in the book of life. The characters and the music excellent reworkings of classic and alternative pop songs. Xibalba fictional characters wiki fandom powered by wikia. The book of lifes visually stunning animation and overall charm helps make up for its bythenumbers story. Featuring over 20 points of articulation, this figure is a musthave for fans of the movie. Xibalba is unsure if he is needed anymore, mary beth wants to become a probono lawyer, and the candlemaker has to play peacekeeper between two death deities. He was voiced by ron perlman, who is best known for playing the lich in adventure time, dieter reinhardt in blade ii, mr.
The film follows a bullfighter who embarks on an afterlife. The book of life is presented as a legend a cheery museum docent christina applegate is explaining to a bunch of troublemaking kids, in a frame story that doesnt overtly add much to the story except extra style and a cute tag at the end. The book of life is a 2014 american 3d computeranimated musical fantasy adventure comedy. The rig was made by myself and the amazing daniel mccrummen at reelfx studios. It is a orpheus and eurydicestyle love story set during the day of the dead. Xibalba is described in the popol vuh as a court below the surface of the earth associated with death and with twelve gods or powerful rulers known as the lords of xibalba. Xibalba the book of life with images book of life, cartoon art. But accepting the film as an afternoons distraction for kids explains a lot about how the storyline is constructed. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music. The book of life ist ein us amerikanischer 3danimationsfilm. The book of life produced by guillermo del toro, this animated feature helming debut for jorge r. The book of life is the journey of manolo, a young man who is torn between fulfilling the expectations of his family and following his heart.
The book of life is a 2014 american 3d computeranimated musical fantasy adventure comedy film coproduced by reel fx creative studios and 20th century fox animation, and distributed by 20th century fox. But the peacefulness was a welcomed one especially after all the craziness that had happened on day of the dead a. The book of life xibalba legacy action figure features the spiritual character from the film measuring about 6inches tall. A mythical, magical tale from mexico, the book of life is a story of love, loss and family expectation produced by one of mexicos best known filmmakers, guillermo del toro. Nightly passions, a book of life fanfic fanfiction. Gutierrez, it was produced by aaron berger, brad booker, guillermo del toro, and carina schulze. From producer guillermo del toro and director jorge gutierrez comes an animated comedy with a unique visual style. He is voiced by ron perlman, who is also known for doing such voices as the lich and numerous incarnations of deathstroke most notably. Book of life gutierrez 2014 is an animated film that celebrates mexican culture and believes in the best of people in the face of hatred and selfishness. Ever since i watched that movie id thought to myself, hey, what goes on in their. The first among the maya death gods ruling xibalba were huncame one death and vucubcame seven death, though huncame is the senior of the two the remaining ten lords are often referred to as. Manolo, a young man who is torn between fulfilling the expectations of his family and following his heart, embarks on an adventure that spans three fantastic worlds where he must face his greatest fears. Check out movie behind the scenes, interviews, movie red carpet premieres, broll and more from. Vinyl figure features the spiritual character from the movie measuring 3 34inches tall.
Heres a character breakdown of xibalba from the book of life. The book of life is a 2014 american musical comedy animated adventure film produced by reel fx creative studios and distributed by 20th century fox. Product description from the book of life animated movie. All in random order also my stories are pg, there is no changing that. With diego luna, zoe saldana, channing tatum, ron perlman. See more ideas about book of life, book of life movie and animation. The xibalba murders, the first book in the series, seemed especially promising since it is set in mexico and involves a mystery about a mayan artifact and archeological dig. Xibalba was the name of a character in the 2014 film, the book of life, starring diego luna, zoe saldana and ron perlman who voiced xibalba. The book of life is a 2014 computeranimated film directed by jorge r. Check out movie behind the scenes, interviews, movie red carpet premieres, broll and more from part of the maker studios. The book of life juxtaposes overwrought visual imagery with an undernourished, familiar story regrettable flaws in one of the few animated films to focus on latino characters and the rich.
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