IVEES20170519-打造动画的梦幻国度——梦工厂(b)

DreamWorks Animation: The Top of the Cartoon World 打造動畫的夢幻國度 ── 夢工廠動畫(b) Although there was a lot of excitement surrounding DreamWorks Animation, the company got off to a rocky start. The studio's first full-length animated film, Antz, was released in 1998. It received poor reviews because that same year, their main competitor1, Pixar, came out with another movie about ants — A Bug's Life. Many critics accused DreamWorks of2 copying the idea, and Antz suffered at the box office because of it. The failure of the film put a lot of pressure on3 DreamWorks Animation to create something truly original4. 　　The studio really established5 itself when Shrek came out in 2001. The movie featured a loveable, green ogre▼ named Shrek, who goes on a mission6 to rescue a beautiful princess. It broke new ground because it was a hit with both children and adults. Kids loved the funny characters, and their parents enjoyed the adult-themed jokes. 　　In 2008, DreamWorks built on this success with the release of Kung Fu Panda. The film became a global hit, especially in Taiwan and China, so DreamWorks followed it up with two sequels. This secured▼ their reputation7 as an animation powerhouse▼. No one knows what DreamWorks will come up with next, but it's sure to be entertaining8.