Not every filmmaker can lay claim to one great movie, and I’d argue that Selick has made two so far. Selick has conjured up some real magic in the films he’s made and he certainly does great work with the various collaborators who have been part of his movies so far.
Henry Selick is a ronin, a masterless samurai in a particularly difficult part of the filmmaking landscape, and any time he finds someone willing to pay for him to make one of his movies, I’m thrilled.īeing a career animator is not an easy life to choose, and I can’t imagine anyone doing it for any reason other than a deep abiding love for the medium.
