Alex Kershaw’s acclaimed WWII nonfiction book “The Liberator” is heading to Netflix in animated form this Veteran’s Day (November 11th). The four-part animated series follows the 157th regiment from Sicily to the heart of Germany in the bloodiest and most dramatic march to victory of the Second World War. The series tells the story of maverick U.S. Army officer Felix Sparks and his infantry unit as they fought for over five hundred days to liberate Europe.
The Liberator uses a new patent-pending technology called Trioscope™ and is an ‘Enhanced Hybrid Animation’ technology combining state-of-the-art CGI with live-action performance. The series is age-rated at 15 for language, violence and discrimination.
There’s nothing groundbreaking about that animation technique like the trailer claims. The exact same technique was used in the original Lord of the Rings movie. Live actors are filmed and then the frames are painted over to make them look animated.
Looks like rotoscoping.
why not get a proper live action war film, short on these films on Netflix.
Oh, look, they’ve re-invented Rotoscope, 105 years later.